Claim 541

Editor Aung Marm Oo describing the effect of the shutdown on reporters.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Editor Aung Marm Oo describing the effect of the shutdown on reporters.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Reporters in different townships cannot send stories
About: incident 2021-myanmar-military-internet-shutdown
Source: Journalists struggle to work amid extended internet shutdowns in Myanmar, Ethiopia, Kashmir
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2021-05-03

Quotation from the source

Since mobile internet usage [was] blocked by the military junta, our reporters in different townships have found it really difficult to send their news stories