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 [9 December 2024] The CSO Working Group on Independent National Human Rights Institution (Burma/Myanmar)…
“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…
Update on Journalism and Media Safety in Myanmar: July-September 2024
A citizen journalist was sentenced to 27 years in prison after being charged with contacting the People's Defence Forces (PDF).
Update on Journalism and Media Safety in Myanmar: April–June 2024
Highlights The second quarter of 2024 saw the arrests of three journalists and former journalists in Myanmar, where armed conflict between the military junta and resistance…
Update on Journalism and Media Safety in Myanmar
Update on Journalism and Media Safety in Myanmar Highlights A former journalist, who has been in detention since late December 2023, was sentencedto three years in…
MYANMAR: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL UNEQUIVOCALLY CONDEMNS THE JUNTA, YET MUCH MORE NEEDED TO STOP ITS ATROCITIES, ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY
MYANMAR: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL UNEQUIVOCALLY CONDEMNS THE JUNTA, YET MUCH MORE NEEDED TO STOP ITS ATROCITIES, ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY The Asian Forum for Human Rights and…
Reporting from the Darkness: Journalism and Media in Myanmar
2023 Q4 and Annual Report Summary and trends This annual report for 2023 covers some of the main developments, trends, and highlights relating to the safety…
Update on Journalism and Media in Myanmar (July-Sep)
Highlights Three journalists were arrested and one photojournalist was convicted under Myanmar’smilitary regime during July to September 2023. This photojournalist, who works for Myanmar Now, was…
CIVIL SOCIETY WELCOMES THE DECISION OF GANHRI
Civil society welcomes the decision of GANHRI Global body recommends the removal of the accreditation status of the junta’s Myanmar National Human Rights Commission [5 December…
Myanmar and Its Vanishing Freedom of Expression:The Situation of Freedom of Expression After TwoYears of the Military Coup
Research Findings People’s Understandings of Freedom of Expression This section of the report delves into the participants’ understandings of freedom of expression, asconveyed during the interviews,…