The Committe to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has documented seven Myanmar journalists killed since the military coup on Feb. 1, 2021. It adds that Myanmar is now one of the world’s worst jailers of journalists. Reporters Without Border (RSF), in its World Press Freedom Index 2025, ranks Myanmar near the bottom at 169 out of 180 with 51 media workers held in prison, who have been detained since the 2021 coup. The Independent Press Council Myanmar (IPCM), established by media experts from Myanmar in