Archive · 28 Nov 2025
UN Warns on Myanmar Election Surveillance
The United Nations is worried about Myanmar's upcoming election.
They say the military government is using special voting machines and cameras to watch how people vote.
This might make people afraid to vote for who they really want.
The UN also says people are being forced to go to training about voting and even told to come back from other places to vote.
Some people who made signs against the election were arrested.
The US government is also making changes that might affect people from Myanmar living in the US.
The UN wants the US to think again about these changes.
UN warns Myanmar junta may use electronic voting machines and AI to monitor voters.
Locals reportedly forced to attend military training on using voting machines.
Displaced people ordered by military to return to villages to vote.
Three young people arrested for anti-election posters.
US to end temporary legal status for Myanmar citizens, citing junta's elections as improvement.
- Who
- Myanmar junta, UN human rights office, locals, displaced people, US administration
- What
- Concerns about voter surveillance and pressure in Myanmar's upcoming election
- When
- Election from December 28, 2023 to January 2024
- Where
- Myanmar
- Why
- UN warns of potential misuse of electronic voting machines and AI surveillance to monitor voters
- Election Date
- December 28, 2023 to January 2024
- UN Concern
- Voter surveillance and pressure to vote
- Electronic Voting Machines
- No option to leave ballot blank or spoil
- Military Training
- Locals forced to attend training on voting machines
- Displaced People
- Ordered by military to return to vote
- Arrests
- Three young people arrested for anti-election posters
- US Policy
- Ending temporary legal status for Myanmar citizens