Myanmar Related Topics 
VRScout
OCTOBER 1, 2017
The first in a series of original VR documentaries covering cultures hit by conflict, I Am Rohingya tackles the ongoing refugee crisis caused by the brutal ethnic cleansing in Myanmar, Burma. You can also sign up for an online petition to stop the ethnic cleansing in Myanmar over at Amnesty International.
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
Facebook finally banned the military in Myanmar, known as Tatmadaw, from the social media platform several weeks after the military staged a coup that toppled the democratically elected government. The ban on the country’s military includes Instagram, which is owned by Facebook. Read more.
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GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Medical staff at Yangon General Hospital in Myanmar posed for a group photo on Wednesday, raising three fingers in a salute of resistance after Aung San Suu Kyi, the civilian leader of the country, was ousted in a military coup on Monday. Read more.
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
Myanmar’s new government has ordered internet providers in the country to block Facebook in an attempt to quell dissent following a successful military coup earlier this week, according to internet-monitoring service NetBlocks and internet company Telenor Myanmar. Read more.
VRScout
JUNE 20, 2017
Jamalida Begum is a Rohingya Muslim woman living at the camp after fleeing violence in her native Myanmar. “I Along with live footage from the Kutupalong camp, the film features animated flashbacks artfully woven into the narrative as Jamalida recounts her harrowing escape out of Myanmar.
GizModo VR
DECEMBER 7, 2021
For years now, reports have emerged of Myanmar’s military using Facebook as a key tool in its ongoing slaughter of the country’s Muslim Rohingya population. Investigations have found the platform’s been openly used to incite vicious rumors and organize planned attacks on the Rohingya, whose lives have been thrown into … Read more.
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Facebook has pledged to restrict the widespread distribution of content from Myanmar’s military regime following a successful coup that toppled the democratically elected government on Feb. The pledge comes from a new blog post at Facebook’s website that seems to implicitly acknowledge the potential for… Read more.
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