Posts Tagged with ‘burma’

The BBC has an interesting article today based on a report out of the University of Washington. The report notes that 64 people have been arrested since 2003 due to blogging activities, which doesn't sound like a very large number, does it? However, three times as many people were arrested last year than were in 2006, which may imply that blogger arrests are on the rise.
The report indicates that the majority of blogger arrests take place in Egypt, China, and [...]

There was a little-noticed bit of news out of Myanmar this week; a blogger, Nay Myo Latt, was arrested after writing about what is happening within the country, including increased loss of freedom following last fall's protests and subsequent government crackdown
As a blogger, I see stories like this fairly regularly coming out of countries with much more oppressive government controls of what people can do and say online. In Myanmar, this arrest is symptomatic of a much larger issue. I [...]

Recently, many, many Buddhist monks began protesting day after day the actions and rule of the military junta currently installed as the de facto government of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, a nation located in Southeast Asia. The country’s main force of power, has so far decided to let those walking the streets to continue walking the streets unimpeded, fearing national and international condemnation if it were to take action against the clear message of resistance.
And interestingly enough, more and [...]