Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I agree with what the journalists were mentioning. Burma had been isolated for more than a decade. It's just recently getting some democracy. The newspapers currently in Burma are the Global New Light of Myanmar and Eleven Media. They all are sponsored by the Burmese government.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  You know, the Burmese government has been notorious for jailing journalists just for speaking the truth, so there has been no less push. Yes, there's international pressure to release the journalists; however, the Burmese government purposely ignores it. They say they have been convicted under the Official Secrets Act of 1923.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes, there's internal pressure. As I mentioned earlier, the Burmese government still ignores international pressure. Most notoriously, there was the 2006 Saffron Revolution, during which a lot of citizens at the time were arrested. The Burmese government has been facing international pressure for more than a decade, but they purposely ignore it.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes. There are some citizens trying to speak out. However, if it becomes public, they are subject to arrest. They cannot really speak publicly. Those who are in exile—there are some from the Buddhist majority—speak out, but they cannot speak out publicly in Burma.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Certainly. I can check with my contacts. There is some evidence that Facebook uses, in particular, the 969 movement. They use that movement to spread hate speech against the Rohingya. I can certainly get you that evidence.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  In giving my testimony, I would like to thank the Canadian government for playing a huge role in ending the Rohingya crisis. As you know, the Rohingya crisis is a global crisis. On behalf of the Rohingya community, I would like to thank the Canadian government and the Canadian people for playing a proactive role in ending the Rohingya crisis.