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84 Indonesians taken out of scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home

Eighty-four Indonesians freed rom scam centers in Myanmar arrived at the Thai border city of Mae Sot earlier on Thursday, part of an ongoing large scale repatriation effort following a crackdown by Thailand, Myanmar and China

The Independent UK

Refugee – Taking up boxing at centre supported by Sport England ‘saved my life’

Dr Zin Myint arrived in the UK three months ago having fled Myanmar in South East Asia.

Evening Standard

Mass crackdowns see thousands of scam center workers waiting in Myanmar for repatriation

A new crackdown on online scam centers has led to over 7,000 people from around the world being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriation

The Independent UK

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Along Thai-Myanmar border, Trump’s decision to suspend foreign aid is deadly

Despite a pledge that life-saving assistance would be exempt from the USAid freeze, countless groups providing critical care have been forced to stop work

The Guardian - UK

Beatings, torture and electric shocks: freed scam compound workers allege horrific abuse

Lured by the promise of well-paying jobs in Southeast Asia, thousands instead allegedly end up enslaved in jail-like compounds and forced to carry out online scams

The Guardian - AU

2024 was the worst year on record for internet freedoms – again

Internet shutdowns were implemented by more offenders and across borders last year. Here's what is at stake.

TechRadar

Sanctions rarely achieve their goals – here’s why they failed in Russia and Myanmar

Sanctions are, according to research, effective less than 10% of the time if success is defined as the complete compliance of a sanctioned regime with the imposed external pressure. Taking a more lenient view, which includes partial concessions or negotiated settlements, the success rate rises to 35% at most.

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Conflicts trigger globe’s highest rate of internet shutdowns in 2024: NGO

Wars in Gaza, Ukraine and Myanmar among those spurring ‘digital violence’.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar replaces India as global internet shutdown leader after 6 years: Report

After recording the highest number of internet shutdowns globally for six consecutive years, India was replaced by Myanmar last year. It was also the worst year on record for internet shutdowns.

Newslaundry

Keeping Rohingya children out of schools is a denial of basic rights

As India grapples with the Donald Trump government’s crackdown on illegal immigration, the Supreme Court is hearing a writ petition to grant a stay on a December 2024 circular from the Delhi government refusing admission to Rohingya children who the government categorises as ‘illegal migrants’.

Newslaundry

‘We have nothing now’: Myanmar’s exiled media face existential crisis after Trump severs aid

Organisations that take extreme risks to document atrocities, corruption and war crimes fear for their future after USAid cuts

The Guardian - AU

Myanmar Returns 300 More Chinese Scam Centre Workers

Myanmar handed over 300 Chinese scam centre workers to be repatriated through Thailand on Friday, as authorities intensify a crackdown on the illegal operations.

International Business Times

Hundreds of Chinese airlifted home after crackdown on Myanmar scam centres

Thailand is facilitating the transfer of thousands of people rescued from scam centres on the border of Myanmar.

Al Jazeera

Tens of thousands could be held in illegal scam compounds in Myanmar, Thai police general says

Head of anti-trafficking agency says dozens of Chinese criminal gangs were running the centres

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Joint Efforts To Combat Online Scam Centers In Myanmar

Efforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar intensify with joint actions by China, Thailand, and Myanmar to combat criminal syndicates and repatria...

International Business Times

Myanmar Militia Says Ready To Deport 10,000 Cyber Scam Workers

A Myanmar ethnic militia said on Saturday it was preparing to deport 10,000 people linked to cyber scams in the area it controls to Thailand as part of a crackdown on the illicit compounds.

International Business Times

Argentine Court Issues Warrants For Myanmar Officials Accused Of Rohingya 'Genocide'

An Argentine court has issued arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar's military junta and former officials including Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi over alleged "genocide and crimes against humanity" targeting the Rohingya minority group.

The Guardian - UK

Guy Horton obituary

Other lives: Human rights activist and English teacher who highlighted the persecution of minority ethnic groups in Myanmar

International Business Times

Scam Centre Survivors Tell Of Beatings, Abuse In Myanmar

At a scam compound in Myanmar, Filipina worker Pieta had just days to romance strangers online and trick them into investing in a fake business -- failing which she would be beaten or tortured with electric shocks.

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