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Despite takedowns, pro-military doxing rampant in Myanmar Telegram channels

BANGKOK, Thailand – On May 24, 2023, a popular rapper singer “Byuha” was arrested for criticizing on Facebook Live the Myanmar military junta power outages. He was later charged for defamation of state under Article 505(a), a new provision in the Myanmar Penal Code.   

Prior to Byuha’s arrest, a message posted in the pro-military Telegram channel “Ka Ka Han” urged the junta to have the singer arrested because his opinion was critical of the junta military council, which seized power in February 2021

TARGETING CRITICS. Pro-military channel Ka Ka Han has been reporting about critics of the military junta on Telegram. The first post (left), published on May 23, 2023, described Byuha as a ‘low-class dog who swears because there is a blackout in Yangon.’ The second post (right), published after Byuha’s arrest, expressed approval over the…

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