Supporting policy research in post-coup Myanmar
Written by the SecDev Foundation The Myanmar military’s March 2021 coup and subsequent crackdown spawned headlines around the world focused on…
Fight for survival: Independent media under dictatorship in Rakhine and Kachin States
Fight for survival: Independent media under dictatorship in Myanmar's Rakhine and Kachin States (Media Desk) looks at media outlets in Rakhine and…
Policy Brief – Drivers of Change: Reflecting on the significance of external support on Women, Peace and Security to armed and political movements in Myanmar
The policy brief "Drivers of Change: Reflecting on the significance of external support on Women, Peace and Security to armed and…
Policing mobile money: Digital financial repression in post-coup Myanmar
Policing Mobile Money studies how the regime’s regulation of online financial systems impacts users and feeds into surveillance and repression.
Financial surveillance, violence and misinformation – Myanmar’s crisis in the digital world
Misinformation and hate speech, repressive online money systems and violence towards women in the media are three key issues explored in newly published research, supported by IDRC’s Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar (K4DM) and SecDev Foundation.
“NGOs Mediating Peace” now available in Open Access
January 12, 2024 | Ottawa Dialogue Ottawa, ON – The Ottawa Dialogue is pleased to announce the publication of NGOs Mediating Peace:…
Winning by Process now available in Burmese
Winning by Process: The State and Neutralization of Ethnic Minorities in Myanmar (Cornell University Press, 2022) Jacques Bertrand, Alexandre Pelletier, and Ardeth Maung…
DigiSec Lab online course helps Myanmar citizens address key digital risks
Citizens in Myanmar have an increased capacity to protect themselves online and secure their devices following a rapid intervention from the…
Cyberspace and Freedom of Expression in Post-Coup Myanmar
A team of young researchers, publishing anonymously, carried out a series of focus group discussions and key informant interviews in Aug-Oct 2021, to understand youth conceptions of ‘freedom of expression’ in the online world, and how this was being affected by the country’s chaotic political environment. In addition to the narrative report, three small creative grants were issued to artists who wanted to explore and bridge the domains of political expression, technology and art.