August 5, 2024
Journalists in Myanmar have been facing the most severe repression since the military coup over three years ago, according to the Independent Myanmar Journalists Association (IMJA).
Kyaw Kyaw Min, the chairman of IMJA, made this statement during a discussion on the current state of Myanmar journalists held at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) in Bangkok on August 1. The event was organized by IMJA and focused on the challenges faced by journalists in Myanmar.
“The current situation for journalists in Myanmar is among the worst in the world compared to international journalists. Media freedom has been severely curtailed, and violence against journalists has reached record highs,” Kyaw Kyaw Min said.
IMJA has released a report detailing the conditions journalists have faced since the military takeover. The report includes firsthand accounts of intense torture and imprisonment experienced by journalists due to their reporting. Since the coup, many journalists have been forced to flee Myanmar and seek refuge in other countries, with many living in Thailand both legally and illegally.
According to IMJA, Myanmar ranks as the second-worst country in the world for imprisoning journalists, as reported by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) at the end of March.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has also continued to list Myanmar among the worst countries for press freedom in its 2024 report.
IMJA’s data reveals that since the military coup in 2021, 176 journalists have been unjustly detained, with five losing their lives. Fifty-two journalists remain in detention under the military regime.
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August 5, 2024
Journalists in Myanmar have been facing the most severe repression since the military coup over three years ago, according to the Independent Myanmar Journalists Association (IMJA).
Kyaw Kyaw Min, the chairman of IMJA, made this statement during a discussion on the current state of Myanmar journalists held at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) in Bangkok on July 1. The event was organized by IMJA and focused on the challenges faced by journalists in Myanmar.
“The current situation for journalists in Myanmar is among the worst in the world compared to international journalists. Media freedom has been severely curtailed, and violence against journalists has reached record highs,” Kyaw Kyaw Min said.
IMJA has released a report detailing the conditions journalists have faced since the military takeover. The report includes firsthand accounts of intense torture and imprisonment experienced by journalists due to their reporting. Since the coup, many journalists have been forced to flee Myanmar and seek refuge in other countries, with many living in Thailand both legally and illegally.
According to IMJA, Myanmar ranks as the second-worst country in the world for imprisoning journalists, as reported by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) at the end of March.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has also continued to list Myanmar among the worst countries for press freedom in its 2024 report.
IMJA’s data reveals that since the military coup in 2021, 176 journalists have been unjustly detained, with five losing their lives. Fifty-two journalists remain in detention under the military regime.
