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.