1/ HRF welcomes Burmese civil society’s efforts to pursue legal action to hold the Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor accountable for reportedly sharing data with the military. HRF remains gravely concerned about corporate complicity in the junta’s rights violations.

2/ After the 2021 coup, Telenor sold its Burma operations to Lebanese firm M1 Group and military-linked conglomerate Shwe Byain Phyu (SBP) — reportedly granting “unfettered access” of customer data to the junta. Activists claim that Telenor failed to delete sensitive data before the sale. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/7/myanmar-activists-to-sue-norways-telenor-for-handing-data-to-military

3/ In August 2025, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) also reported that Telenor repeatedly handed over data — including names, addresses, locations, and other personal information — to the Burmese military, which has been used to identify and arrest dissidents. https://www.somo.nl/telenors-irresponsible-disengagement-from-myanmar/

4/ To understand the Burmese military’s escalating violence since the February 2021 coup and how the international community can support Burma’s struggle for democracy, watch @OsloFF former speaker @MissWHPT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIKYibRAeRM