Reporting from the Darkness: Journalism and Media in Myanmar 2023 Q4 and Annual Report he was sentenced to 10 years under Section 50(j) of the Counter- Terrorism Law and five years under Section 52(a) of the same law. The next harshest sentence was that of Hmue Yadanar Khet Mot Mot Tun, a journalist from Myanmar Pressphoto Agency. On 26 May, she was sentenced to a total of 13 years in prison. Ten years of the sentence was for violating Section 50 (j) of the Counter-Terrorism Law and 3 years, for violating Section 505A of the Penal Code. The convictions handed down in 2023 fall under five laws, which are analysed below. Convictions of incitement under Section 505A of the Penal Code accounted for slightly over half of the total convictions in 2023. Sedition, under Section 124A of the Code, was next with two convictions out of the total nine. Breakdown of Convictions of Journalists by Law, 2023 Laws used in convictions Number of convictions Counter-terrorism Law 1 Natural Disaster Management Law 1 Penal Code – Section 124A (sedition) 2 Penal Code - Section 505A (incitement) 4 Telecommunications Law 1 Total 9 Note: The 9 convictions were handed down to 6 journalists. Combined prison sentences of journalists, 2023 Length of sentences Number of convicted journalists 0-3 years 3 4-10 years 1 11-15 years 1 15-20 years 1 10