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Researchers at Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic and International Human Rights Clinic collaborated with three human rights organizations based in Myanmar to produce a study on internet restrictions in Myanmar and Bangladesh, according to a white paper the groups published last month. The report highlights similarities in the impacts of internet shutdowns in both countries including limited access to education and Covid-19 guidance. It also determined differences in how a lack of internet access influences work, access to healthcare, and physical security in both nations. “What is unique about this report is that it looks at both sides of the border it looks at Myanmar and Bangladesh,” said Cyberlaw Clinic assistant director Jessica Fjeld, who led the drafting of the report along with International Human Rights Clinic lecturer Yee Htun. ....