Myanmar media

The U.S.-funded broadcasters Radio Free Asia and Voice of America have long been a thorn in the side of the region's repressive governments.

Scores of journalists have been arrested, and some even killed by the military junta. Others have had narrow escapes.

Photographer Sai Zaw Thaike was sentenced to 20 years in prison, the harshest term handed down against any journalist since the 2021 coup.

Hmue Yadanar Khet Moh Moh Tun of the Myanmar Pressphoto Agency was charged with abetting terrorism by donating money to anti-junta resistance groups.

New crises have distracted international attention from the country right at the time that it is needed the most.

Han Thar Nyein of Myanmar and Lady Ann Salem of the Philippines have been shortlisted for their efforts to hold corrupt and repressive governments to account.

The coup government's Ministry of Information said that The Irrawaddy has endangered "state security, rule of law, and public tranquility."

Since the coup of February 2021, the country has become a worse jailer of journalists than China.

Htet Htet Khine presented a popular Burmese-language television program produced by BBC Media Action.

The military coup and ensuing crackdown on dissent has snapped shut the limited openness of Myanmar's decade of reform.

Reporters Without Borders estimates that 53 journalists remain in the military's custody.

Inside the country, and in exile, Myanmar’s free media organizations strive to get the story out despite a brutal crackdown.

Danny Fenster is one of dozens of journalists who have been detained since the military's seizure of power in February.

The military gave no reason for the sudden release of prisoners, which included many detained since its February coup.

The junta's warning is the likely prelude to further crackdowns and restrictions on the press.

The arrest of Danny Fenster is a sign that the military is preparing to weather a long period of alienation from the West.

State media announced that Kitazumi Yuki would be released "in view of the close ties and future relations between Myanmar and Japan."

How the Thai government handles them will give the world a clear signal of its priorities.

While deploying violence in the streets, the generals have been unrelenting in their attacks on the country's journalists.

A journalist reflects on his detention by security forces, one small part of a wider crackdown on the country's media.

The military’s actions are designed to deny the civil disobedience movement the oxygen of domestic and international attention.

To maintain the upper hand after the coup, the Tatmadaw is doing its best to choke off the flow of information.

A new campaign seeks to single out local media outlets that refer to the Rohingya ethnic group as “Bengalis.”

The pardon of Reuters journalists should not be mistaken as evidence authorities are easing restrictions on free speech.