Breakdown of Arrests for Online Expression by Township in Myanmar Patheingyi Myingyan Pyinoolwin Pakokku Nyaung-U Taunggyi Magway Pyay Bago Myeik Number of Arrests Arrests have continued in 2025, with 20 online users from Yangon, Mandalay, Bago, Ayeyarwady, and Nay Pyi Taw being arrested. Regarding arrests by gender, 668 women and 1,216 men have been detained. In terms of social media platform usage, 1,748 individuals were arrested due to their posts and shares on Facebook, while over 114 were arrested for content on TikTok. The remaining 22 individuals were arrested for sharing content across multiple platforms, including Facebook, TikTok, Telegram, Viber, and YouTube.

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