Rights groups have described internet shutdown in the state as the longest worldwide. FMTNews Myanmar
YANGON: The internet shutdown in Myanmar’s conflict-ridden northwest, described by rights groups as the world’s longest, entered a second year Sunday with locals and campaigners appealing for an end to the blackout as coronavirus fears grip the region.
Human Rights Watch had called on Friday for an immediate end to “the world’s longest government-enforced internet shutdown”. A government official said earlier this month the internet shutdown would continue until at least Aug 1 in eight townships.The conflict has displaced tens of thousands of civilians and seen hundreds injured and scores killed, with both the military and the AA trading allegations of abuses.
Rakhine state is also home to the Rohingya, a Muslim minority group that faced a brutal crackdown by the military in 2017.
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