A man from Switzerland was arrested along with more than a dozen locals in military-ruled Myanmar for allegedly insulting Buddhism, according to reports by state media on August 19th.
Swiss national arrested in military-ruled Myanmar for allegedly insulting Buddhism in filmhttps://t.co/4iVRmUeMfD
On Monday, December 6, Rohingya Muslim survivors filed a class-action lawsuit against Facebook, now rebranded as Meta. The cases, filed first in the US and then in the UK, alleged Facebook's platform allowed and intensified hate speech against the Rohingya in Myanmar.
While this state of events seems to be a major issue for the international community, Ashin Wirathu gains more and more popularity in Myanmar, encouraging boycotting of Muslim businesses and stirring up nationalism among his followers, thus creating fear among the minority of Muslims.