Myanmar cuts internet to Rakhine state amid unrest
by Jacob Goldberg and Cape Diamond in Yangon from World news | The Guardian on (#4HW0V)
UN special rapporteur says blackout has led to rights violations and a 'clearance operation' was taking place
More than a million people in Myanmar's conflict-ridden Rakhine state have been plunged into an information blackout three days after authorities ordered telecommunications companies to stop providing internet services to the area.
Rights groups have condemned the move as threat to civilians' safety.
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