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A web documentary by Carine Jaquet and Mikaël Ferloni

Produced by MkF éditions

  • Chief operator and videos:

    Alice Desplats, assisted by Rodolphe Chauvin

  • Editing :

    Alice Desplats and Mikael Ferloni

  • Graphic creation, webdesign and integration :

    Nils Brière

  • Logo and One Myanmar font :

    Claire Mauchin

  • Additional editing:

    Vanessa Giangrande

  • Jingle :

    Maxime Bigot

  • Theme song :

    Geoffroy Houssin

  • Translation and English subtitles :

    Pauline Plancq

  • Translation and Burmese subtitles :

    Min Taw

  • Additional photographs :

    Rodolphe Chauvin, Michelangelo Pignani, Htet Maung Oo

Millions of thanks to Saya Renaud for sharing his knowledge from Myitkyina, to Naypyitaw; to Maël and Romain for their enthusiasm and their useful comments; to Michel Baumgartner for his rigorous corrections on spelling and style, very useful when you are typing with a QWERTY keyboard; to Thusitha Perera for his attentive proof reading; to Pyae Sone and Min Taw for their kindness, good mood and help at any time ; to Jessica and Max for their hospitality ; and eventually to our friends who believed, followed and contributed to One Myanmar’s adventure !

Warning :
The comments of the interviewees contained in this documentary only represent the opinion of their authors and do not commit the directors of the documentary in any way.




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FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

During the military dictatorship, there was no freedom of expression in Myanmar.

Because they feared to be denounced or put in jail, Burmese could not express their ideas freely when talking with their friends at tea shops, in public or in the media. All publishing and printing houses were submitted to a strict censorship, under a law passed in 1962. While there was only a bunch of official newspapers until 2012, the number of media companies literally exploded this same year. From tabloids to high-tech reviews, newspaper sellers can now be found at every corner. Thanks to the development of internet and mobile technologies, combined with the recent freedom of the population and the end of the general surveillance, Burmese have an increasing access to information. In this context, social networks are highly attractive to the Burmese, and there are millions using them to keep themselves informed and exchange ideas. However, the counterpart of this freedom of expression are the messages full of hatred directed towards Muslim and perceived foreign populations. After decades of forced silence, this seems to be the price to pay to recover their freedom of expression. Yet, we may wonder if today this freedom of expression could also participate to revalue the diversity of the country?

During the military dictatorship, there was no freedom of expression in Myanmar. Because they feared to be denounced or put in jail, Burmese could not express their ideas freely when talking with their friends at tea shops, in public or in the media. All publishing and printing houses were submitted to a strict censorship, under a law passed in 1962. While there was only a bunch of official newspapers until 2012, the number of media companies literally exploded this same year. From tabloids to high-tech reviews, newspaper sellers can now be found at every corner. Thanks to the development of internet and mobile technologies, combined with the recent freedom of the population and the end of the general surveillance, Burmese have an increasing access to information. In this context, social networks are highly attractive to the Burmese, and there are millions using them to keep themselves informed and exchange ideas. However, the counterpart of this freedom of expression are the messages full of hatred directed towards Muslim and perceived foreign populations. After decades of forced silence, this seems to be the price to pay to recover their freedom of expression. Yet, we may wonder if today this freedom of expression could also participate to revalue the diversity of the country?

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Further readings
Video Postcards
  • • Freedom of speech
  • • A movie shooting in Yangon



Further readings

  • • Myanmar Now

    Myanmar Now is an independent news service providing free, accurate and unbiased news to the people of Myanmar in Burmese and English.

  • • Pansodan Gallery

    The Pansodan Gallery and Pansodan Scene, both located in the street of the same name in downtown Yangon, are places that cannot be overlooked by art lovers.

  • • Thukhuma

    Thukhama showcases contemporary paintings from Myanmar, presenting multiple artistic perspectives on a society in transition

  • • Irrawaddy and Mizzima

    These English and Burmese languages journals have been providing Burmese and international readers with news from within Myanmar for the last few decades, even during the darkest times of the military regime.

  • • Aung San Suu Kyi, Letters from Burma Pengouin Books, 1991

    The Letters from Burma are a collection of political speeches from Aung San Suu Kyi, when she headed the democratic movement of Myanmar in 1988 – 1989.