Update on Journalism and Media Safety in Myanmar
By the end of March 2025 – just as the country marked the fourth anniversary of the military coup of February 2021 – 60 journalists remained in jail.
“The Vanishing Culture of the Right to Peaceful Protest
An analysis of the (possible) reasons for the decline in public participation in nonviolent movements and peaceful protests, based on data from February 2024 and February 2025
Analysis of Counter-Terrorism Law and Its Impact on Press Freedom
In the interim, the 1994 United Nations Declaration on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism, which was adopted by General Assembly resolution 49/60, designates crimes committed by an organization or an…
Joint statement: Myanmar must lift internet restrictions followingdevastating earthquake
Joint statement: Myanmar must lift internet restrictions followingdevastating earthquake We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, strongly condemn the Myanmar military forcontinuing to impose communication blackouts, including internet shutdowns, following Myanmar’s…
Press Statement: Civil society calls for disaster relief for earthquake survivors and affected communities in Myanmar
Press Statement: Civil society calls for disaster relief for earthquake survivors and affected communities in Myanmar 30 March 2025 Press Statement: Civil society calls for disaster relief for earthquake survivors…
Open letter: Special Envoy’s conflicts of interest signal urgent need for investigation and complete end of mandate
We also call on the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to immediately end the mandate of the Special Envoy, and on the Secretary-General to assume a leadership role in addressing the…
Journalism and Media Safety in Myanmar
This annual report for 2024 covers developments, trends and highlights relating to the safety of Myanmar journalists, as well as the news and media environment under the military regime and…
Civil society support for the application by the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court for an arrest warrant against Min Aung Hlaing
Civil society support for the application by the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court for an arrest warrant against Min Aung Hlaing Your Excellencies, On the International…
Civil society urges GANHRI members to remove the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC)
GANHRI recommends the removal of the accreditation status of the junta-controlled Commission The CSO Working Group on Independent National Human Rights Institution (Burma/Myanmar) (Working Group) and the Asian NGOs Network…
“Censored Voices” The Situation of the Freedom of Expression in Myanmar
The Situation of the Freedom of Expression in Myanmar (1) Introduction 1.1 Research Background and Problems Myanmar society acknowledges Freedom of Expression as the most basic human right and a…