Monthly Briefing

Public Peaceful Protests documented by Athan in January 2025

According to media monitored by Athan, the public held 141 non-violent protests in various forms during January 2025.

February 19, 2025
Monthly Briefing

Violation on Freedom of Expression in September 2024

Zin Moe, a 26-year-old man from Ayeyarwady’s Myanaung township, was one of the arrested civilians in September for his TikTok social media post expressing his support…

October 30, 2024
Monthly Briefing

Violation of Media Freedom in August 2024

Violation of Media Freedom in August 2024 As the number of journalist deceased cases rose to its peak since the coup, the month of August 2024…

September 17, 2024
Monthly Briefing

Violation of Freedom of Expression and Media Freedom in June 2024

Violation of Freedom of Expression and Media Freedom in June 2024 The military regime-controlled count in Sittwe township carried a conviction against journalist Htet Aung and…

July 17, 2024
Monthly Briefing

Violation of Media Freedom in February 2024

In February 2021, there were two specific cases of violation of media freedom–one deceased and one arrested case in the previous month–reflecting the continuous pattern of…

March 5, 2024
Monthly Briefing

Monthly Briefing on Freedom of Expression [Jan_2024]

The first life imprisonment of a journalist was toward a freelance journalist, Kyaw Aung Aka Min Min, who was charged under section 54 of the Counter…

February 22, 2024
Monthly Briefing

Violation of Media Freedom in January 2024

Convicted Shin Dawe, a freelance filmmaker, was arrested in North Okkalapa, Yangon, on 15 October 2023 while she was collecting her filming drone from an online…

February 15, 2024