Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar

UN fact-finding mission on Iran focuses on plight of civilians

The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran confirmed that civilians in the country suffered serious human rights violations and “crimes against humanity committed by their government,” while finding "reasonable grounds" to believe that the United States committed “war crimes” in the context of its ongoing conflict with the Islamic Republic.

Myanmar: The social atrocity: Meta and the right to remedy for the Rohingya - Amnesty International

Beginning in August 2017, the Myanmar security forces undertook a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims. This report is based on an in-depth investigation into Meta (formerly Facebook)’s role in the serious human rights violations perpetrated against the Rohingya. Meta’s algorithms proactively amplified and promoted content which incited violence, hatred, and discrimination against […]

Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran

In its resolution S-35/1 on the deteriorating situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Human Rights Cou

UN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran, and Tehran crimes against humanity

A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the ​United States was behind two military strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in February, and that these constituted war crimes.

Iran: UN Fact-Finding Mission calls for immediate cessation of hostilities after deadly US airstrikes hit civilians

GENEVA – The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran today urged all parties to the ongoing regional conflict to abide strictly by international law and cease hostilities, following a series of deadly US airstrikes in southern Iran. The strikes, which hit a wedding celebration and a residential home, killed and injured civilian families, including women and children, from already marginalised minority communities.

Junta’s Massacres from Sky and Ground: Civilian Protection at Risk in Myanmar - Progressive Voice

The Myanmar military junta has systematically and deliberately carried out mass atrocities against civilians through coordinated aerial bombardments and ground assaults across the country since the attempted coup in February 2021. These acts amount to war crimes[...]

U.N. investigators cite Facebook role in Myanmar crisis

U.N. human rights experts investigating a possible genocide in Myanmar said on Monday that Facebook <FB.O> had played a role in spreading hate speech there.

Myanmar: Facebook’s systems promoted violence against Rohingya; Meta owes reparations – new report

Facebook owner Meta’s dangerous algorithms and reckless pursuit of profit substantially contributed to the atrocities perpetrated by the Myanmar military against the Rohingya people in 2017, Amnesty International said in a new report published today.

Beyond Hate Speech and Misinformation: Facebook and the Rohingya Genocide in Myanmar

The case of the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar has increasingly come to illustrate the maximum evil of Facebook and its parent company, Meta. Yet most analyses of this case share a distinctive featur...

Beyond Hate Speech and Misinformation: Facebook and the Rohingya Genocide in Myanmar

The case of the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar has increasingly come to illustrate the maximum evil of Facebook and its parent company, Meta. Yet most analyses of this case share a distinctive featur...

The war from the sky: How drone warfare is shaping the conflict in Myanmar | ACLED

Since the 2021 coup, aerial warfare has been crucial to the conflict. This report examines the use of drones and provides insights into the strategies of the resistance and military junta.

Facebook's failure in Myanmar is the work of a blundering toddler

The social network ploughs its way through the world and deals with the consequences later. In Myanmar, that strategy has had deadly consequences

Facebook Destroys Everything: Part 1 - Faine Greenwood

In Southeast Asia in the early 2010s, I watched as Facebook began to destroy Myanmar from the inside out. Here's why I'm never using Threads.

Burma Coup Resistance Notes | စီၤထံဆၢ | Substack

Tracking Burma's Spring Revolution from February 2021 until it wins. Click to read Burma Coup Resistance Notes, by စီၤထံဆၢ, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.