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ATHAN was founded in 15th January, 2018 and it is led by the youths who believe and respect freedom of expression.
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The junta’s election: "Journalists are basically walking on a knife’s edge"

Pg 10: tinyurl.com/2syszjfz

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#FOE #MediaFreedom
November 24, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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𝑴𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒎𝒂𝒓 𝑴𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒌: 𝑨𝒊𝒅 𝑪𝒖𝒕𝒔, 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 56 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝑺𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝑱𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅

Here are some key points from the report,

1.𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
2.𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬
3.𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐰:
4.𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬
5.𝐄𝐱𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭
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November 19, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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There was a heightened crackdown and surge in arrests against critics and opponents of the election during October. Arrests were made even for giving "reactions" (such as likes or emojis) to social media posts that criticized the election.
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#athan #Myanmar #Election
November 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Although the internet is essential for human life, the military junta in #Myanmar is systematically turning it into a weapon of repression. This report describes how the military regime is using communication technology as a weapon to silence dissent and maintain...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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On the 4th of Nov 2025, ANNI launched its 2025 Report. #Myanmar Chapter provides the role of civil society in campaigning for the removal of junta controlled MNHRC from the Global and regional human rights networks such as GANHRI, APF and SEANF.
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#athan #Myanmar #ANNI
November 5, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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As of the end of September 2025, a total of 52 peaceful assemblies had been carried out across Myanmar through various forms. Among these, Sagaing Region recorded the highest number, with 41 demonstrations.

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October 27, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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🚨 Over 300 organizations from across the international and ASEAN regions have issued an urgent and unequivocal call to ASEAN governments ahead of the upcoming ASEAN Summit: to outrightly reject the Myanmar military junta’s planned sham election.

#RejectShamElection #SayNoJustTrap
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October 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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The military junta was increasingly using the Law on the Protection of Multiparty Democratic General Elections from Obstruction, Disruption, and Destruction to file lawsuits and legal charges.

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#athan #athanmm #Myanmar #MyanmarMilitary #FreeSpeech
October 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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An update on the threats to press freedom and media independence in Myanmar, detailing safety issues for journalists and the state of the news environment since the February 1, 2021 military coup."

tinyurl.com/5ax7rkb3

#athan #athanmm #FOE #Myanmar #MediaFreedom
September 26, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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"𝑫𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆"

Highlights from the Q2 Report.
Myanmar’s journalists are still under attack. 59 remain in prison, 223 have been arrested since the coup, and 11 are dead.
more : tinyurl.com/5ax7rkb3
#athan #athanmm #Myanmar
September 19, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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"Reporting Becomes a Crime"

Press freedom in Myanmar remains under severe threat, with journalists facing convictions, intimidation from both the junta and armed groups, and growing challenges in exile that further restrict independent reporting.

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#athanmm #myanmar
September 12, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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The military junta’s plan to hold a so-called election on 28 December 2025 is illegal. It is also a deliberate ongoing attempt to manufacture legitimacy while intensifying its campaign of violence, repression, and atrocity crimes against civilians.
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September 5, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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🇱🇷 U.S. must not fall for the Myanmar generals’ dirty tricks again

For decades, the people of Burma/Myanmar have resisted military dictatorship with everything we have, and for decades, the United States stood with us.

By Khin Ohma
More: eng.mizzima.com/2025/09/04/2...
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September 4, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Now is the time for ASEAN to:
▫️ End all support to the illegal junta
▫️Engage with Myanmar’s democracy stakeholders and legitimate representatives
▫️Take bold, time-bound actions for real change

More: tinyurl.com/373vmw2m

#athan #athanmm #Myanmar #ASEAN
July 31, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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"Many journalists remain determined to continue their work despite the hardships, which isdeeply admirable.

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#FOE #Myanmar
July 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Myanmar's Counter-Terrorism Law, amended twice by the military junta, is increasingly used to suppress press freedom and target journalists, transforming a tool meant for security into one for control.

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June 27, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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A struggle for survival amidst threats, censorship, and a fight for press freedom in Myanmar after the coup.

More details >> tinyurl.com/64zkr8hf

#athanmm #athan #FOE
#mediaandjournalist
#MediaFreedom #Journalistfreedom
#MyanmarMilitary #Myanmar
#journalismmatters
June 23, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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The report reveals a grim reality for journalists in Myanmar, where press freedom has plummeted since the military coup, leading to increased violence and repression against media professionals.

Read more: tinyurl.com/2bt2r3ay
#athan #Myanmar #MediaFreedom #Journalists
June 17, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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There were 21 civilians arrested expressing their opinions and sharing news about the National Unity Government (NUG) and other political alliances, which are designated as terrorist organisations by the military junta.

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June 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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In the first quarter of 2025, two Myanmar journalists were arrested while two were released. A second conviction was handed down to a journalist who was already serving a sentence for terrorism.

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#Myanmar #Athan #Athanmm
June 10, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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"The Vanishing Culture of the Right to Peaceful Protest"

An analysis of the (possible) reasons for the decline in public participation in nonviolent movements and peaceful protests, based on data from February 2024 and February 2025

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#Myanmar #athan #FOE #PeacefulAssembly
June 4, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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We—the undersigned 285 Myanmar, regional, and international civil society organizations—write to you at the most critical juncture for Myanmar and for the credibility and efficacy of the ASEAN in the region.

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#Myanmar #athan #ASEAN
May 21, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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"Analysis of Counter-Terrorism Law and Its Impact on Press Freedom"

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#Myanmar #athan #athanmm #FOE
May 19, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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As of April 21, 2025, a total of 26 Journalists have been prosecuted under the Counter-Terrorism Law, including 3 women and 23 men. 2022 was the year with the hightest number of prosecutions of journalists under the Counter-Terrorism Law (8),

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May 7, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Last month, 290 civil society organisations sent an open letter to the UN calling for an investigation over Bishop’s role in a rare earths mining company linked to the Chinese government.

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#athan #FoE #Myanmar #Myanmarearthquake
April 21, 2025 at 7:48 AM