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 Terrorism Act on December…
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 pre-order. After the arbitrary…
OPEN LETTER: URGENT CALL FOR SWIFT ACTION AGAINST THE MILITARY JUNTA TO END ITS WAR OF TERROR AND PROTECT CIVILIANS IN MYANMAR
To Members of the United Nations Security Council 1 February 2024 Re: Urgent call for swift action against the military junta to end its war of terror and protect civilians…
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…
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 The CSO Working Group on Independent…
ASEAN: Halt Plans for “Inclusive Dialogue” and Act to Hold the Military Junta to Account
ASEAN: Halt Plans for “Inclusive Dialogue” and Act to Hold the Military Junta to Account We, the undersigned organisations, call on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to refrain…
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…