ATHAN
ATHAN was founded in 15th January, 2018 and it is led by the youths who believe and respect freedom of expression.
www.athanmyanmar.org
- "Report to the People on the Fifth Anniversary of the Revolution" Today marks five years since the Spring Revolution began. Over these years,the people of Myanmar have faced unprecedented challenges and endured them with strength. #Myanmar #athan #SpringRevolution #5thAnni #1stFeb
- The State of Freedom of Expression in Myanmar: December 2025. In Dec 2025, the military held the first phase of a sham election, which they are portraying as their political exit strategy. more> tinyurl.com/5v57y5xm #athanmm #Myanmar
- We, the undersigned civil society organizations from Myanmar and the Philippines, express our deep concern and dismay at the recent visit of Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro to Nay Pyi Taw on January 6, 2026. more > tinyurl.com/mtjd5nnj #Myanmar #athan
- Is 2025 the darkest year for Freedom of Expression in Myanmar? Athan’s 2025 Recap reveals a chilling escalation in systematic suppression under the Junta's "Sham" Election cycle. 🚨 26 journalists prosecuted under the Counter-Terrorism Law. see all reports > athanmyanmar.org #athan #Myanmar
- Athan's new report launch: "FOE Index in Myanmar" The military regime has imposed strict controls on freedom of expression and the right to information. More: tinyurl.com/bdzy487z #Myanmar #athan #FreeSpeech
- Burma’s military junta has created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. More than 6,000 killed. 20,000 detained. 3.5 million displaced. We must ensure no U.S.-backed dollars flow to a brutal regime that cannot be trusted to help its own people. #Myanmar #Myanmarmilitary #athan #athanmm
- Despite nearly five years of escalating Myanmar military junta atrocities, airstrikes on civilians, mass displacement, systematic repression and a deepening humanitarian crisis, Swedish public pension money continues to flow into companies that sell weapons, enable surveillance or provide a source..
- The junta’s election: "Journalists are basically walking on a knife’s edge" Pg 10: tinyurl.com/2syszjfz #athanm #athanm #FOE #MediaFreedom
- 𝑴𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒎𝒂𝒓 𝑴𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒌: 𝑨𝒊𝒅 𝑪𝒖𝒕𝒔, 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 56 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝑺𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝑱𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 Here are some key points from the report, 1.𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 2.𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 3.𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐰: 4.𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬 5.𝐄𝐱𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 More : tinyurl.com/2syszjfz
- There was a heightened crackdown and surge in arrests against critics and opponents of the election during October. Arrests were made even for giving "reactions" (such as likes or emojis) to social media posts that criticized the election. More > tinyurl.com/fbh3p45m #athan #Myanmar #Election
- Although the internet is essential for human life, the military junta in #Myanmar is systematically turning it into a weapon of repression. This report describes how the military regime is using communication technology as a weapon to silence dissent and maintain... More > tinyurl.com/bddu6s7x
- On the 4th of Nov 2025, ANNI launched its 2025 Report. #Myanmar Chapter provides the role of civil society in campaigning for the removal of junta controlled MNHRC from the Global and regional human rights networks such as GANHRI, APF and SEANF. More: shorturl.at/AAVWS #athan #Myanmar #ANNI
- As of the end of September 2025, a total of 52 peaceful assemblies had been carried out across Myanmar through various forms. Among these, Sagaing Region recorded the highest number, with 41 demonstrations. more > tinyurl.com/29wffpcd #athan #athanmm #Myanmar
- 🚨 Over 300 organizations from across the international and ASEAN regions have issued an urgent and unequivocal call to ASEAN governments ahead of the upcoming ASEAN Summit: to outrightly reject the Myanmar military junta’s planned sham election. #RejectShamElection #SayNoJustTrap #athanmm #athan
- The military junta was increasingly using the Law on the Protection of Multiparty Democratic General Elections from Obstruction, Disruption, and Destruction to file lawsuits and legal charges. More: tinyurl.com/ye2bysmj #athan #athanmm #Myanmar #MyanmarMilitary #FreeSpeech
- An update on the threats to press freedom and media independence in Myanmar, detailing safety issues for journalists and the state of the news environment since the February 1, 2021 military coup." tinyurl.com/5ax7rkb3 #athan #athanmm #FOE #Myanmar #MediaFreedom
- "𝑫𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆" Highlights from the Q2 Report. Myanmar’s journalists are still under attack. 59 remain in prison, 223 have been arrested since the coup, and 11 are dead. more : tinyurl.com/5ax7rkb3 #athan #athanmm #Myanmar
- "Reporting Becomes a Crime" Press freedom in Myanmar remains under severe threat, with journalists facing convictions, intimidation from both the junta and armed groups, and growing challenges in exile that further restrict independent reporting. More : tinyurl.com/5ax7rkb3 #athanmm #myanmar
- The military junta’s plan to hold a so-called election on 28 December 2025 is illegal. It is also a deliberate ongoing attempt to manufacture legitimacy while intensifying its campaign of violence, repression, and atrocity crimes against civilians. tinyurl.com/2tafx7v2 #athan
- 🇱🇷 U.S. must not fall for the Myanmar generals’ dirty tricks again For decades, the people of Burma/Myanmar have resisted military dictatorship with everything we have, and for decades, the United States stood with us. By Khin Ohma More: eng.mizzima.com/2025/09/04/2... #athan #FOE #Myanmar
- Now is the time for ASEAN to: ▫️ End all support to the illegal junta ▫️Engage with Myanmar’s democracy stakeholders and legitimate representatives ▫️Take bold, time-bound actions for real change More: tinyurl.com/373vmw2m #athan #athanmm #Myanmar #ASEAN
- "Many journalists remain determined to continue their work despite the hardships, which isdeeply admirable. Read more_Page 9 >> tinyurl.com/ycxrt9vw #athan #athanmm #athanmyanmar #FOE #Myanmar
- Myanmar's Counter-Terrorism Law, amended twice by the military junta, is increasingly used to suppress press freedom and target journalists, transforming a tool meant for security into one for control. Read more : tinyurl.com/38fu4v4s #athan #athanmm #Myanmar #Myanmarmilitary
- A struggle for survival amidst threats, censorship, and a fight for press freedom in Myanmar after the coup. More details >> tinyurl.com/64zkr8hf #athanmm #athan #FOE #mediaandjournalist #MediaFreedom #Journalistfreedom #MyanmarMilitary #Myanmar #journalismmatters
- The report reveals a grim reality for journalists in Myanmar, where press freedom has plummeted since the military coup, leading to increased violence and repression against media professionals. Read more: tinyurl.com/2bt2r3ay #athan #Myanmar #MediaFreedom #Journalists
- There were 21 civilians arrested expressing their opinions and sharing news about the National Unity Government (NUG) and other political alliances, which are designated as terrorist organisations by the military junta. Read more: athanmyanmar.org/violation-of... #athanmm #athan #Myanmar
- In the first quarter of 2025, two Myanmar journalists were arrested while two were released. A second conviction was handed down to a journalist who was already serving a sentence for terrorism. More > tinyurl.com/y8mwjd6h #Myanmar #Athan #Athanmm
- "The Vanishing Culture of the Right to Peaceful Protest" An analysis of the (possible) reasons for the decline in public participation in nonviolent movements and peaceful protests, based on data from February 2024 and February 2025 More: tinyurl.com/3dd75ssa #Myanmar #athan #FOE #PeacefulAssembly
- We—the undersigned 285 Myanmar, regional, and international civil society organizations—write to you at the most critical juncture for Myanmar and for the credibility and efficacy of the ASEAN in the region. More > tinyurl.com/4bxjv44m #Myanmar #athan #ASEAN
- "Analysis of Counter-Terrorism Law and Its Impact on Press Freedom" Page 5 > tinyurl.com/38fu4v4s #Myanmar #athan #athanmm #FOE
- As of April 21, 2025, a total of 26 Journalists have been prosecuted under the Counter-Terrorism Law, including 3 women and 23 men. 2022 was the year with the hightest number of prosecutions of journalists under the Counter-Terrorism Law (8), More> tinyurl.com/38fu4v4s #athan #myanmar #pressfreedom
- Last month, 290 civil society organisations sent an open letter to the UN calling for an investigation over Bishop’s role in a rare earths mining company linked to the Chinese government. More > myanmar-now.org/en/?p=33135 #athan #FoE #Myanmar #Myanmarearthquake
- Outsourcing ASEAN’s Myanmar policy to a private individual is a dangerous betrayal — it sidelines the people’s struggle, legitimizes a murderous junta, and turns diplomacy into a backroom business deal. Do not reward the junta for killing. #NoBackroomDeal #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar #Myanmar #Military
- "Strong earthquake and communication shutdown" The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has estimated that more than 10,000 people in Myanmar could potentially die due to the earthquake. More >> tinyurl.com/387jfp32 #athanmm #athan #myanmar #myanmarquake
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- "Joint statement: Myanmar must lift internet restrictions following devastating earthquake" After 48 hrs earthquake, Myanmar military has still not lifted its internet shutdown orders and various internet restrictions.. More >> tinyurl.com/yc2ncmt5 #MyanmarEarthquake #Myanmar
- Myanmar military still bombing towns despite earthquake crisis, rebels say. Myanmar's military conducting airstrikes on villages even as the country reels from an earthquake that has killed around 1,700 people. www.nationthailand.com/blogs/news/a... #Myanmar #MyanmarEarthquake #athan
- We urge the UN, neighboring countries, and the wider international community to remember Myanmar’s painful history of the military’s manipulation of aid in times of natural disasters, and act resolutely to protect affected and ... Read >> tinyurl.com/y4xw7tkw #Myanmar #athan #MyanmarEarthquake
- On this day in 2021, Min Aung Hlaing’s army killed over 100 people across Myanmar while they peacefully protested against the February 1 coup. Read more: bit.ly/42aXQCT #Myanmar #athan #athanmm
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- Open letter: Special Envoy’s conflicts of interest signal urgent need for investigation and complete end of mandate: Read: tinyurl.com/akmx5nm5 #athanmm #athan #Myanmar
