The Asia-Pacific region is the world’s second-most difficult to report in, according to Reporters Without Border’s index for 2024

Fighting in the Myanmar border town of Myawaddy forces residents to make hard choices about whether to stay or go

Myanmar’s People Military Service Law means men ages 18 to 45 and women ages 18 to 35 can be drafted into the armed forces for two years

Activist group Justice for Myanmar says mining companies listed in its report remain active, creating revenue for military

With Myanmar ranked second-worst jailer of journalists globally, analysts hope new press council will help boost media

Ethnic rebels in Myanmar have captured a key military base, marking a significant defeat for the junta. The fall of Lashio’s Northeast Command underscores the growing strength of opposition forces.

As Myanmar’s civil war disrupts daily life, illegal drug production is seen as an economic lifeline. The country is now the world’s No. 1 producer of opium poppy.

Three years after a coup toppled Myanmar’s democratic government, the embattled junta’s grip on power is being seriously challenged by armed factions.

Despite China-led peace talks between opposition and junta forces, the cease-fire in Myanmar remains fragile. The nation has been in chaos since the military overthrew the democratically elected government two years ago.

As opposition forces fight Myanmar’s junta, the country’s media search for ways to provide detailed accounts of the conflict

Even with its license revoked and staff under constant threat, Myanmar outlet Mizzima remains committed to reporting

Myanmar’s military meets with Thai officials in Thailand in effort to re-engage internationally following its coup over two years ago

Three members of a Myanmar anti-military group were recently detained by Thai authorities and handed over to Myanmar’s junta

‘We don’t want to give up our media freedom’ says founder of underground news group in Myanmar

The World Bank reports how Myanmar’s internal unrest is deeply affecting the country’s economy

An alliance of Myanmar rebel forces recently launched an offensive called “Operation 1027,” which has made big gains and is set to expand. Analysts say the junta’s grip on power is under threat.

Three ethnic armed groups have launched an offensive against the ruling junta. The military has responded with increased airstrikes.

Aung San Suu Kyi is, for many, the face of the democracy movement in Myanmar. But some are looking beyond the civilian leader.

The pardon granted to Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi will cut her sentence by six years, but the junta still intends to keep her locked up for decades. Regime opponents dismiss the move as a “political trick.”

Despite Noeleen Heyzer’s connections with Myanmar’s military-installed government, her efforts to end the conflict in the country made little progress.

What does the future hold for Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD) now that the party has been dissolved by the country’s military junta?

Myanmar’s military is increasingly using airstrikes to counter a fierce armed uprising against its rule. Are the junta’s changing tactics a sign that it may be losing control on the ground?

Myanmar in Southeast Asia has been under a military coup and has seen widespread street protests with thousands going on strike.

After a decade of a civilian government being in power in Myanmar, the country’s military has announced it’s taking back control.

Tommy Walker speaks to a detained politician anticipating a backlash against the Myanmar military’s actions

Two months since the coup began, thousands have been detained and at least 550 have been killed – including more than 40 children – reports Tommy Walker

A Burmese woman is fighting for her life in hospital after security forces fired live rounds against protestors opposed to last week’s military coup.

Protests for the restoration of Aung San Suu Kyi ongoing as a woman shot by security forces remains in critical condition

As Myanmar is left reeling after a military coup rocked the Southeast Asian country at the beginning of February, one activist leader is determined to make sure that his nation’s future will lie in the hands of the people. Maung Saungkha, a veteran activist and poet, is a name that is well known a…

Myanmar’s widespread protests continued for an eighth day Saturday, after Friday’s demonstrations in the city of Mawlamyine saw several arrests and rubber bullets fired. In Yangon, protesters held signs reading “Stop kidnapping at night” in response to night raids that occurred in recent days. It …

Myanmar’s banking sector continues to be in chaos as mass anti-coup demonstrations saw armored vehicles patrol the streets in the city of Yangon this past week. Since the military takeover at the beginning of February, professionals from a variety of sectors, led by medical workers and including b…

Myanmar professionals who are vital to the country’s economy are spearheading the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) against the country’s post-coup military regime. Anti-coup protests in Myanmar, attracting tens of thousands nationwide, have taken to the streets since the February 1 coup agains…

It has been more than five weeks since Myanmar’s military took full control of the Southeast Asia nation, removing the democratically elected government, in a move that has sparked nationwide anti-coup protests. Tens of thousands of citizens have taken to the streets in demonstrations that have inc…

Since the Myanmar military overthrew the country’s democratically elected government on February 1, thousands of coup protesters have resisted the junta daily, despite the increasing bloodshed. The Myanmar military has occupied the streets with armored vehicles, while openly repressing demonstrator…

Myanmar’s military has imposed martial law in its latest move to suppress widespread protests over the February 1 coup, with journalists warning of continued media suppression. Dozens of protesters were killed Sunday in the deadliest day so far since the military overthrew the civilian government o…

Myanmar’s most violent day was “like a war,” according to frontline medical workers, as the military crackdown continued since the coup on Feb. 1. Thousands of anti-coup protesters have been in the streets voicing their opposition to military control, while sector professionals are refusing to work…

The detained leader of Myanmar’s ousted democratic government is due in court Wednesday as the aftermath of the February 1 military coup continues to rock the Southeast Asian country. Aung San Suu Kyi, 75, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), is facing at least four criminal char…

Myanmar’s military continues its violent pushback against anti-coup protests, more than seven weeks after it forcibly took control of the country. Since the coup on February 1, thousands of pro-democracy protesters have demanded the return to power of the democratically elected government. In th…

The military coup in Myanmar is nearly two months old, but the armed forces, also known as the Tatmadaw, are continuing their violent pushback against anti-coup demonstrators. According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners Burma, thousands have been detained and hundreds killed. T…

Faced with government efforts to completely cut internet access, some Myanmar pro-democracy activists are turning to radio to reach the public, other activists and the military since the February 1 coup that brought the junta to power. Federal FM Radio went live April 1 at 90.2 MHz. Its targeted b…

Ethnic groups in Myanmar’s Kayin State and elsewhere are reportedly still experiencing waves of attacks from the country’s military, the Tatmadaw, after the February coup, despite the junta’s declaration of a one-month cease-fire on March 31. The armed forces have aggressively cracked down on pro-d…

Myanmar remains on the path to an expanded, nationwide civil war unless there is a coordinated response from all parties concerned, according to experts. Since February’s coup, large waves of Myanmar’s population have opposed the takeover, with street protests and strikes against the military. In …

With Myanmar’s military coup now three months old, there are few corners of the Southeast Asian country that haven’t been affected by its aftermath. Hundreds of thousands have revolted against the military’s action nationwide, but the armed forces have responded forcefully by detaining thousands an…

Since the military coup in February, thousands of people in Myanmar’s ethnic states have been displaced by renewed conflict between the national army and ethnic armed organizations. With reports of daily shelling and regular airstrikes, many are fleeing to the border with Thailand where a youth grou…

Myanmar’s military coup that took place nearly four months ago has sparked outrage nationwide, with thousands of pro-democracy protesters taking to the streets and going on strike in resistance. But in retaliation, armed forces have violently cracked down on demonstrators, leaving hundreds dead and…

When Myanmar’s military shocked the world by announcing a coup earlier this year, many people inside the country were stunned at the news. After decades under military rule, they had enjoyed 10 years of a developing democracy until the armed forces took back control. Initially, most of the country…

Nearly five months since Myanmar’s military took control of the country, the “Spring Revolution” has sparked nationwide demonstrations and a crackdown that’s cost hundreds of lives. But the armed forces haven’t limited themselves to smashing protesters. They’ve gone after journalists reporting on …

For about 20 years, the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) broadcast uncensored news into Myanmar from exile.

Myanmar, already on the brink of widespread civil war after February’s coup, is facing another crisis as COVID-19 cases surge. Cases have spiked, leaving infected patients desperate for medical assistance. Since the pandemic began, Myanmar has suffered over 246,000 COVID-19 cases and over 5,000 dea…

Myanmar has suffered more than half a year of unrest since the military seized power, removing the democratically elected government on February 1. The National League for Democracy party (NLD) won a landslide victory in Myanmar’s general elections in November. But after the military claimed unsub…

Myanmar is awaiting a U.N. General Assembly decision that could play a role in who leads the country in the future. Myanmar is still grappling with the aftermath of a military coup that ousted the democratically elected government February 1. At the 76th General Assembly session next week, Myanmar…

Myanmar’s shadow government declared a “defensive war” on Tuesday that is being viewed by analysts as a call to arms against the junta controlling the country. The National Unity Government (NUG) was founded as a shadow government in the wake of February’s military coup by Myanmar’s national armed …

Myanmar’s COVID-19 battle is facing further complications amid the fallout from February’s military coup. This week, the opposition National Unity Government declared a “defensive war” against the ruling junta government. Next week, the United Nations will hold its 76th General Assembly, and will …

A minister for the country’s shadow government says that the UN must uphold the will of the Myanmar people and that a defensive war is necessary

Dozens of towns reportedly go without internet access amid conflict with military, which seized power in February coup

Arrests, random street searches, threats: Myanmar’s media face daily risks as they try to report on military government

Military government pardoned 1,316 people and dropped charges against 4,320 others that participated in protests against junta

Following the coup, they say, military rulers are cracking down on religious groups that refuse to accept their rule

Danny Fenster, in jail since May, now faces sedition and terrorism charges

Danny Fenster, in jail since May, also faces sedition and terrorism charges

Danny Fenster’s release comes days after he was sentenced to 11 years in jail; release negotiated by former US diplomat Bill Richardson

Danny Fenster had been locked up for 176 days

With risk of arrest or shutdown high, Myanmar’s media look to report from exile or rely on citizen journalists, social media to cover the coup

Bleak outlook on Myanmar’s open economy growth as concern rises over illicit trade

Suu Kyi was sentenced to two years for incitement against military and another two years for breaching natural disaster law relating to Covid

Myanmar journalist Soe Naing is the first journalist to die in junta custody; international bodies want an investigation

Within hours of military ousting democratically elected government in February, junta sought to control access to information, cutting internet and blocking social media sites

Junta is ready to pass law that would criminalize the use of VPNs, which are vital to internet access in Myanmar

A year into the military coup, Myanmar’s media find themselves back in exile or working covertly

‘Sanctions add to the pressure on the junta, but these are small straws that will not break the camel’s back any time soon,’ one observer says

‘We need to talk about our stories,’ says journalist whose film focuses on risks for Myanmar media covering life under junta rule

As junta sentences two more journalists to prison, Myanmar’s beleaguered media say arrest is an ever-present threat

From cover stories to burner phones, Myanmar’s journalists resort to unconventional methods to report on life under military rule. The space for media has shrunk since Myanmar’s military seized power in 2021. More than 120 journalists have been detained