Freedom : What is the resist of motivated to be Freedom of Myanmar ?

What is Freedom?

“The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.”

Aung San Suu Kyi

“Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.”

George Orwell, 1984

“Freedom” means many things to many people. Freedom can mean having the opportunity to vote for particular ideas or for people who best represent our views. Freedom can refer to the concept of freedom of speech: the ability to freely voice personal opinions or perspectives. Others may understand freedom in a financial context, where people seek to free themselves of financial debt, outstanding credit and burdensome loans.

Freedom is more complicated than being able to do whatever we want. Taken too far, that approach would lead to dangerous anarchy—every person for themselves! Certainly freedom can mean the right to do, think, believe, speak, worship, gather, or act as one pleases, but only until your choices start to infringe on another person’s freedoms.

“From every mountainside, let freedom ring.”

– Martin Luther King, Jr.

Some are define the freedom for like this : Freedom is the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint, and the absence of a despotic government.

These are the thing that the people should get freedoms :

Freedom of the press : prohibits the government from interfering with the printing and distribution of information or opinions. It can be limited by libel and copyright laws, and it doesn’t include the act of news gathering.

Freedom of assembly : sometimes used interchangeably with the freedom of association, is the individual right to come together and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interests. The right to freedom of association is recognized as a human right, a political freedom and a civil liberty. This freedom can be limited by laws that protect public safety.

Freedom of expression : includes freedom of speech, of the press, of association, of assembly and petition. This freedom doesn’t extend to expression that defames, causes panic, creates fighting words, incites people to crime, creates sedition, or is obscene.

Freedom of speech : is the right of people to express their opinions publicly without governmental interference. The right doesn’t extend to hate speech, advertising, child pornography, and a few other instances.  

Freedom of religion : is the freedom of an individual or community, in public or private, to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance. This right extends to any religious belief, but not in the practice of all religious activities (for example, ones that involve breaking other laws).

What is the resist of motivated to be Freedom of Myanmar ?

You want to be in charge and make all decisions yourself — even the insignificant ones. It gives you a feeling of independence and self-sufficiency. You are uneasy when others make decisions for you because you need to have the feeling that you are free to choose your own destiny. You value your individuality, your sovereignty. You want to make a choice and take responsibility for that choice.

Internet freedom in Myanmar collapsed following the February 2021 military coup, marking the most severe decline ever documented in Freedom on the Net. As part of its attempt to crush dissent and maintain power, the military junta shut down internet service, blocked social media platforms and websites, seized control of the telecommunications infrastructure, and ramped up intrusive surveillance.

Despite these and other obstacles, including detentions and egregious physical violence, people in Myanmar continued to use digital tools to organize and voice opposition to the coup whenever possible

The military began shutting down internet services nationwide shortly before the February 2021 coup , and in the subsequent months it seized direct control over state-owned mobile service providers that accounted for more than half of all mobile subscriptions in the country. Parallel pressure on private-sector providers was so severe that Norway’s Telenor, one of the market leaders, sold off its mobile operations in Myanmar shortly after the coverage period.

The ruling junta also assumed control over Myanmar’s telecommunications regulator, quashing any independence it previously had through a series of opaque directives and threats to staff.

The penal code can also be used to imprison internet users. Section 505(a) criminalizes speech “with intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, any officer, soldier, sailor or airman, in the Army, Navy or Air Force to mutiny or otherwise disregard or fail in his duty as such. ”Section 505(b) outlaws speech “likely to cause fear or alarm in the public.”

On February 14, 2021, the military unilaterally amended the penal code to broaden the scope of the crimes of high treason and sedition. The amendments included vaguely worded provisions against knowingly spreading “false news,” causing “fear,” and the “disruption” of military or government officials. The section covering “false news” has been used to charge hundreds of journalists, human rights defenders, and digital activists.

Human rights defenders also face intimidation and violence. The scale and volume of threats against human rights defenders, all of whom use the internet as their principal tool for advocacy, varies depending on the issue they focus on in their work. Pro-Rohingya and peace activists report high levels of intimidation via direct and indirect messages and comments online.

Allegations of torture have also been made against police, prison guards, and border guards by student activists, monks, and others. Women who are high-profile users or human rights defenders report regular gender-based intimidation and threats of violence. Common harassment tactics include cyberstalking, phishing, hacking, and attempts to cast doubt on women’s credibility, integrity, and character. Many are intimidated through doctored sexual or intimate images, which are sometimes used in extortion attempts.

Source :

sigtheatre.org

livescience.com

motivationfinder.com

freedomhouse.org