Myanmar

55 million people
Internet:
Not Free
Press:
Not Free
Partly Free

Population and GNI data source

News & Updates

FREEDOM AT ISSUE BLOG

Bangladesh Should Legalize SIM Cards for Rohingya Refugees

February 20, 2018

Thousands of Rohingya refugees are denied internet access because Bangladesh requires mobile users to register with their national identity documents.
Press Releases

Myanmar: Detention of Journalists Threatens Press Freedom

January 5, 2018

Myanmar detailed two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, for alleged violation of the Official Secrets Act.
Joint Letters

Letter from 58 NGOs Calling for Targeted Economic Sanctions in Burma

November 6, 2017

Freedom House joins 57 civil society organizations in calling for the United States government to address the grave human rights and humanitarian crisis in Burma. 
FREEDOM AT ISSUE BLOG

Does Democracy’s Toehold in Myanmar Outweigh the Lives of the Rohingya?

Rukmani Bhatia
Research Coordinator, Freedom in the World and Freedom of the Press
October 17, 2017

Putting pressure on Aung San Suu Kyi could endanger her bargain with the military, but a system that allows ethnic cleansing may not be worth saving.

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Experts

Sarah Cook

Senior Research Analyst for East Asia

Sarah Cook is a senior research analyst for East Asia at Freedom House.

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Asia-Pacific

Lauren Galacia

Program Manager, Asia

Lauren Galacia manages the Asia program.  Prior to joining Freedom House, she oversaw the development and implementation of citizen engagement programs throughout Asia and Eurasia, with a focus on Thailand and Burma.

Issues: 
Civil Society
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Asia-Pacific

Signature Reports

Freedom in the World

Freedom on the Net

Freedom of the Press

Countries at the Crossroads

Special Reports

Worst of the Worst 2011: The World's Most Repressive Societies

Freedom House has prepared this special report entitled Worst of the Worst: The World’s Most Repressive Societies, as a companion to its annual survey on the state of global political rights and civil liberties, Freedom in the World. The special report provides summary country reports, tables, and graphical information on the countries that receive the lowest combined ratings for political rights and civil liberties in Freedom in the World, and whose citizens endure systematic and pervasive human rights violations.

Worst of the Worst 2007

Sudan, North Korea and Uzbekistan are prominent among the most repressive regimes in the world, according to a report released by Freedom House.  The study, “The Worst of the Worst: The World's Most Repressive Societies 2007,” named seventeen countries with the worst records for political rights and civil liberties, and pointed to thirteen countries which have been on the list for five years or more.

Programs

Southeast Asia programs

In Southeast Asia, Freedom House programs enable citizens to assert their rights and supports their efforts to gain a greater say in how they are governed.

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Asia-Pacific

LGBTI Rights in Southeast Asia (Past program)

Freedom House helps LGBTI rights groups in Southeast Asia to push back against the tide of intolerance.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, LGBTI Rights
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific