Q2 2026: Update on Journalism and Media Safety in Myanmar
The junta continues to weaponise the legal system to systematically suppress independent journalism, relying primarily on counter-terrorism, national security, and broad speech-related laws to criminalise reporting.…
Five Years On: The Systematic Dismantling of Myanmar’s Media Freedom
In the fourth quarter of 2025, one journalist was arrested. One journalist was convicted under the Counter Terrorism Law and sentenced to 10 years in prison,…
ONLY IN MYANMAR – Made by Junta
No one can deny the critical role of digital technology nowadays. The Internet has become an essential tool in people's daily lives worldwide as technology continues…
Update on Journalism and Media Safety in Myanmar (April-June 2025)
Update on Journalism and Media Safety in Myanmar (April-June 2025) Press freedom in Myanmar remains under severe threat, with journalists facing convictions, intimidation from both the…
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…
Strong earthquake and communication shutdown
On the afternoon of March 28 (12:51 PM Myanmar Standard Time), a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 struck approximately 16 kilometers northwest of Sagaing,…
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…
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…
Violation of Media Freedom in February 2024
In February 2021, there were two specific cases of violation of media freedom–one deceased and one arrested case in the previous month–reflecting the continuous pattern of…
1000 days have passed
The Myanmar military coup d'état, has been 1,000 days on October 28, 2023