2023 Oct-Dec February 2021 to December 2023 Jan-Dec Women Men Total 13 29 173 202 In detention 64 6 58 64 Released 17 23 115 138 Journalists and News Workers Arrested 5 Died 1 3 - 6 6 Convicted - 6 12 55 67 News and Other Licences News licences cancelled 1 2 15 Table 1: Monitoring media repression in Myanmar. Source: Athan 2023 Q4 Report. These stringent measures have allowed the military to reassert its control over the media landscape, altering it once again. In such an environment, both statesponsored media and privately-owned mainstream outlets have come under military control, limited to disseminating content approved by the authorities. To evade governmental scrutiny, many mainstream media organisations have shifted their focus away from reporting the political situation in Myanmar, opting instead to cover entertainment and lifestyle. Collectively, these media houses now operate under what we call state-controlled media. 13