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…
Repression of Communication and Digital Rights Situation in Myanmar
Forbidding Social Media and Internet Websites Three days after the military’s attempted coup in 2021, on the 3rd of February, the Ministry of Transportation and Communication issued an order to…
“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…
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 groups has been intensifying…
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 prison for incitement in…
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 of Myanmar journalists, as…
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 sentenced to 20 years…
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, and their insights into…
Update on Journalism and Media in Myanmar
For the first half (Jan-Jun) of 2023, Myanmar's military junta continued the heavy restriction on media freedom by arresting journalists and revoking media licenses.