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…
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 restriction on Myanmar’s independent…
1000 days have passed
The Myanmar military coup d’état, has been 1,000 days on October 28, 2023. The military oppressively committed arbitrary arrests and deliberate killings of the Myanmar people in all forms of…
Disconnections and Vanishing Rights
In the wake of the military attempted coup on February 1st, 2021, the military in Myanmar has utilized both short and long-term internet outages to cut off communication among the…
Internet Access Amid Darkness and Lives Amid Threats
Internet access is a crucial medium of communication in promoting democratic rights, human rights, and the right to freedom of expression.
Restriction on Internet Freedom by the Junta
Following the military coup on February 1, the fundamental human rights which are freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and media freedom, including internet freedom of Myanmar people, are adversely oppressed.
Dictatorship Oppresses Media Freedom
Media freedom in Myanmar has fallen into the darkness since the day of the military coup on the 1st of February. The coup council has been oppressing media freedom which…
Lockdown and Shutdown
Home to the world's longest running civil war, Myanmar has not had peace. The military junta which seized power through a coup in 1962, isolated and ruled Myanmar until 2010.…