Myanmar | RSF 5/5/25, 3:42 PM increasingly recognized the importance of journalism. However, those who report on the negative aspects of revolutionary groups or anti-junta resistance forces often face public backlash, including threats and harsh criticism. Safety With significant risks of being tortured, jailed, or murdered, journalism is an extremely dangerous profession in Myanmar, which has become one of the world’s biggest jailers of journalists, second only to China – and, relative to its population, by far the country that imprisons its journalists the most. The few accounts emerging from Myanmar’s jails reveal extremely harsh conditions and systemic use of torture. In some cases, these abuses lead to the death of journalists, adding to the long list of those killed by the junta. Myanmar journalists are also targeted by ethnic armed organizations and anti-junta resistance forces when reporting from their regions. These groups often pressure journalists not to expose violations or negative actions, resorting to threats to suppress unfavorable coverage. https://rsf.org/en/country/myanmar Page 3 of 3