Violation of freedom of speech in May 2025
There were 21 civilians arrested expressing their opinions and sharing news about the National Unity Government (NUG) and other political alliances
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.
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…
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…
Violation of Media Freedom in February 2025
In February 2025, 2 cases of lawless arrest of a journalist with the prosecution and brutal persecution of a convicted photojournalist in prison were found
Freedom of Peaceful Assembly (FOPA) 2025, February
According to the media monitored by Athan, the public held 144 non-violent protests in various ways by the end of February 2025,
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…
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…