Raids and internet blackouts: Myanmar’s military vs protesters
Myanmar’s military is battling a civil disobedience movement that is growing online. Plus, Britain’s digital divide and the learning lost in lockdown.
A civil disobedience movement is growing in Myanmar; young people are using social media to organise and keep citizens and the outside world informed.
Contributors:
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Thin Lei Win – Founder and former chief correspondent, Myanmar Now
Aye Min Thant – Myanmar-based journalist
Manny Maung – Researcher, Human Rights Watch
Francis Wade – Author, Myanmar’s Enemy Within
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Lockdown’s lost children: Britain’s digital divide
Home school is hard enough – but what if you cannot afford an electronic device or Wi-Fi? That is the reality for more than a million schoolchildren in the United Kingdom.
Contributors:
Ayse Guveli – Sociologist, University of Essex
Vanessa Jackson – Associate professor, Birmingham City
Flora Kisby – Deputy head teacher, Christ Church Primary
Amanda Naylor – Head of partnerships, Barnardo’s Charity
Published On 20 Feb 2021