Digital rights groups and journalists have criticised a recent government order to block more than 50 sites accused of spreading fake news, including prominent Rakhine-based media organisations – an instruction that mobile operator Telenor has defied, saying it has “no legal basis”.
Fighting between the regime and the resistance in mountainous areas of western Magway Region bordering Rakhine State has made life even more difficult for residents of remote villages long overlooked by aid organisations.
BY Frontier
