Statement No. 5/202523 September 2025 According to a statement issued by the Border News Agency, on 20 September 2025, at around 11:00 a.m. (Myanmar Standard Time), Mudra, a female journalist with the Border News Agency based in Maungdaw, was taken from her home in Maungdaw by a group identified as the intelligence unit of the…
Statement on World Press Freedom Day, May 3 On this World Press Freedom Day, the Independent Myanmar Journalists Association (IMJA) urgently states that press freedom in Myanmar remains in an extremely dire state. Since the military coup on February 1, 2021, Myanmar has become the second-worst country in the world for the imprisonment of journalists,…
Independent Myanmar Journalists Association (IMJA) Statement No. 2 / 2025 30 April 2025 Strong Condemnation of the Arbitrary Arrest and Sentencing of Ko Than Htike Myint, a reporter from Myay Latt Athan News Agency, to Five Years in Prison under the Anti-Terrorism Law Ko Than Htike Myint, a journalist from Myay Latt Athan News Agency,…
Statement No. 1 / 2025 April 1, 2025 Strong Condemnation of the Junta’s Ban on International Media Access to Earthquake-Affected Areas Following the earthquake that struck central Myanmar on March 28, countless civilians have lost their lives, homes, and property. In such situations, it is crucial for the international community to be informed about the…
The international community must take urgent action to ensure accountability for atrocities in Myanmar, 46 organizations, including the Independent Myanmar Journalists Association – IMJA, said today ahead of the four-year anniversary of the 1 February 2021 military coup. Amid rapidly evolving patterns of hostilities and changing political dynamics, renewed efforts must push for justice and…
Independent Myanmar Journalists Association (IMJA)Statement No. 8/2024December 19, 2024Condemning Violence Against a Female Journalist and Her Partner and Demanding Accountability for the PerpetratorOn December 14, at 9 PM, Win Kyaw, a male individual, physically assaulted Ma Nyein Chan Su Kyi, a journalist for Myay Lat Athan News Agency, and her partner, a transgender woman, in…
Independent Myanmar Journalists Association (IMJA) Statement No. 7/2024 November 22, 2024 Rejection and Condemnation of the Military Council’s Newly Formed Press Council On November 20, 2024, the military junta announced the formation of a new press council under its control. The Independent Myanmar Journalists Association (IMJA) firmly believes that this newly established press council has…
Request for the Immediate Release of Two Journalists Detained by the KIA It has been reported that Tar Lin Maung, a journalist based in Hpakant, was arrested and taken by members of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) on September 29, 2024. Additionally, freelance journalist Naung Yoe, also based in Hpakant, was detained by KIA members…
Independent Myanmar Journalists Association_IMJA Statement No. 4/2024 29th August 2024 Strong Condemnation of the Long-Term Prison Sentences Imposed on Journalists Ko Myo Myint Oo and Ko Aung San Oo The military junta arrested two journalists from Dawei Watch media, Ko Myo Myint Oo and Ko Aung San Oo, based in Myeik, Tanintharyi Region, on December…
Independent Myanmar Journalists Association (IMJA) Statement No. 3 / 2024 August 23, 2024 Strong Condemnation of the Junta’s Killing of Freelance Journalists and Falsely Portraying Them as Armed Militants It has been reported that freelance journalists Ko Win Htut Oo and Ko Htet Myat Thu were shot and killed by junta soldiers at around 9…