FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Israeli company sold surveillance software to MPT before coup The Israeli company Cognyte Software Ltd won a tender to sell intercept spyware to the state-owned telecommunications operator Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) one month before the coup in Burma, Reuters reported. Israel claims that it has not sold defense technology to …
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IFJ report condemns junta’s silencing of independent media
A new report released today by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls on the international community to increase pressure on Myanmar’s military junta to guarantee the safety of all Burmese citizens and call for a return to democracy in the war-torn country. Launched on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, …
Rural poor squeezed by land concessions in Mekong region: report
Companies acquired concessions amounting to the size of a small European country, while rural residents of Southeast Asia’s Mekong region saw their landholdings shrink or disappear over the past two decades, according to researchers.
Reuters reporters trial: ‘Hostile’ police witness held incommunicado
Burmese human rights lawyer Robert San Aung described Moe Yan Naing’s incarceration for 129 days without family visits as “not in line with the law”.
Rights lawyer Amal Clooney to represent Reuters reporters held in Burma
Prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has joined the legal team representing two Reuters reporters jailed in Burma, who are accused of possessing secret government papers, her office said on Thursday.
Phyo Ko Ko Tint San faces more charges in weapons smuggling case
The son of Burma’s former sports minister Tint San is also charged for possessing uniforms and logos of the Burmese military and police force.