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Israeli firm won contract with a Myanmar state-backed telecoms firm a month before 2021 coup, according to documents.
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Israeli firm won contract with a Myanmar state-backed telecoms firm a month before 2021 coup, according to documents.
Myanmar’s internet users should expect delays in establishing connections for a period of about one month, after a disruption occurred with the SEA-ME-WE 3 underwater fiber cable that links the country with international cable networks, Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) reported this week.
Access Now is outraged that the Telenor Myanmar sale has been approved, and is calling for sanctions to stop the company’s irresponsible disposal.
Today, the military is ramping up efforts to cement authoritarian control of online space, alongside violent crackdowns, and serious human rights violations. This is a digital coup, and the world must resist.
Telenor must mitigate the human rights risks of its sale before passing on the private information of people in Myanmar to a military-linked operator.