The Committe to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has documented seven Myanmar journalists killed since the military coup on Feb. 1, 2021. It adds that Myanmar is now one of the world’s worst jailers of journalists. Reporters Without Border (RSF), in its World Press Freedom Index 2025, ranks Myanmar near the bottom at 169 out of 180 with 51 media workers held in prison, who have been detained since the 2021 coup. The Independent Press Council Myanmar (IPCM), established by media experts from Myanmar in

This video shot by a fighter from ethnic rebel group Karenni Army claims to show an ambush on a Myanmar military convoy and the aftermath in Hpruso township in Kayah state on May 7. Fighting has flared following a military coup in February 2021 as established ethnic rebel groups in border areas, and "People's Defence Forces" across the country, have sprung up to fight junta troops. | Mizzima - Myanmar News - English Edition