For instance, military authorities arrested a man
Myanmar military’s Ministry of Information2.
from Hlaingthaya Township for sharing a video
Duplicate cases of individuals with identical
that compared the ongoing floods in Laymyethna
names, addresses, or dates have been counted
Township, Ayeyarwady Region, with the 2015
only once. Arrested individuals whose names
Bago floods to highlight the contrasting disaster
remain unverified (under review) have been
responses of the two respective governments.
excluded from the count.
Additionally, a woman from Taunggyi Township
was detained for posting a comment on a
Individuals
arrested
under
the
Election
Facebook page in response to "Kumudra Under
Protection Law during the 2025 election period
the Moonlight," a song dedicated to honoring Min
are not included in this count.
Aung Hlaing.
Regarding the arrested individuals, Data for
Myanmar does not have detailed information on
3. Recommendations
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how the military continues to prosecute them,
Relevant organizations should protect
individuals'
rights
to
freedom
of
expression and safeguard their personal
data.
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whether they have been released, or their
current status.
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Online users should take precautions to
analyzing data from various sources.
ensure
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secure
when
information
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4. Methodology and Limitations
The data in this report was compiled by
reviewing and verifying information published on
the official website and media outlets 1 of the
1
https://www.mdn.gov.mm/newspaper/public/
2
https://www.moi.gov.mm