Myanmar junta authorities have arrested and jailed nearly 1,500 people for posting anti-junta messages on social media platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, and Telegram over the past two years, RFA reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The arrests included a woman who was sentenced to life in prison after her return to Myanmar, where her phone was checked during a passport renewal and found to contain anti-junta messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The junta’s actions have led to a chilling effect on online expression and have resulted in Myanmar being ranked as the second worst country in the world for internet freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It should be mentioned that freedom of expression is one of the fundamental rights emphasized in Islamic teachings, with the Holy Prophet and Amir al-Momineen, peace be upon them, exhibiting the principle in full effect during their governance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Myanmar junta authorities have arrested and jailed nearly 1,500 people for posting anti-junta messages on social media platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, and Telegram over the past two years, RFA reported. The arrests included a woman who was sentenced to life in prison after her return to Myanmar, where her phone was checked during a …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":101722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[3125],"tags":[6917],"class_list":["post-101721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-myanmar","tag-social-media-crackdown"],"yoast_head":"\n