As in South Korea in April 2020, Myanmar will hold its election under conditions caused by the pandemic. Meaning also, that foreigners only have a very restricted right of entry into Myanmar. Currently, the country struggles even more than its neighbours in the ASEAN-region. The European Union has almost totally stopped its monitoring plan to […]
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Freedom of Press: Myanmar’s Actual Ranking
In 2016, Myanmar ranked place 143 on the Reporters Without Borders’ (RSB) barometer of Freedom of the Press. In 2020, it changed to the 139th. Reasons for the only slight improvement, over a span of four years, are especially related to the handling of news covering the pandemic. Main reasons mentioned are „the blocking of […]
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