Contents Highlights ................................................................................... 2 Release ....................................................................................... 3 Detained list remained in jail ...................................................... 4 Orchestrated transition and license revocations of six media outlets ......................................................................... 8 Regime-led Myanmar media development group ..................... 11 Military propaganda and institutionalisation of disinformation .......................................... 12 Female reporter in Rakhine was sexually threatened and calls on AA to take action ................... 14 Formation of Arakan Press Council (APC) .................................. 15 Media safety and protection program ........................................ 16 Voices .......................................................................................... 17 The 2025 election should not be viewed as a genuine democratic transition, but rather as another ttempt by the military to maintain and legitimise its power. Update on Journalism and Media Safety in Myanmar 2

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