Incidents: detention and violence in Myanmar
Each incident is a dated action by a government, an official, a regulator, a court or a legislature that limited journalists' ability to gather or publish news.
The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.
3 incidents match this view.
Country: Myanmar, RSF 2026 rank: 166th of 180
Continent: Asia
Tactic: Detention and violence (3) Licensing and closure of outlets (1) Secrets and espionage laws (1) Prior restraint (1)
Stage: Silence (2) Eliminate (1)
Outcome: Sustained (1) Reversed (1) Ongoing (1)
Level: National (3)
Head of government: Aung San Suu Kyi Min Aung Hlaing Saw Maung
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 8, 2021 | Myanmar junta revokes five outlets' licenses and raids newsrooms after coup | Myanmar (RSF 2026 rank: 166th of 180) | Licensing and closure of outlets | Min Aung Hlaing | Sustained |
| September 3, 2018 | Myanmar sentences two Reuters journalists to seven years under the Official Secrets Act for reporting on a massacre | Myanmar (RSF 2026 rank: 166th of 180) | Secrets and espionage laws | Aung San Suu Kyi | Reversed (May 7, 2019) |
| September 18, 1988 | Burma's new military government tightens pre-publication press controls after seizing power | Myanmar (RSF 2026 rank: 166th of 180) | Prior restraint | Saw Maung | Ongoing (January 1, 1989) |
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