ISSUE 126 - JUNE 2017
KEY STORY: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION THREATENED IN BURMA
• Telecommunications Law
• Anti-Muslim tensions simmer
WOMEN RIGHTS
• Victims of sexual violence still denied justice
MILITARY
• Tatmadaw aircraft crashes, kills 122 people
ETHNIC AFFAIRS AND CONFLICT
• Fighting increases in Kachin and Shan states; thousands newly displaced
• Situation in Arakan State further deteriorates
• Peace process updates
DISPLACEMENT
• IDPs in Arakan State still facing discrimination
DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE
• NLD bars members from public criticism of party, govt.
ECONOMY
• China freezes Burmese bank accounts for alleged links to online gambling
NATURAL RESOURCES
• Issues continue to plague the Kyaukphyu SEZ project
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
• UN denies report of Burma’s resident coordinator leaving her UN pos
REPORTS