Providing a safe space for Myanmar’s embattled journalists and human rights defenders

This February marks the fourth anniversary of the coup in Myanmar, where the military continues to impose absolute media censorship and brutal suppression of pro-democracy voices.

The coup forced independent media outlets to move their operations underground or to remote regions or overseas. Journalists and human rights defenders have struggled to survive, especially after the military government ordered the mass crackdown on opposition forces and those perceived to be supportive of the resistance. As the conflict intensified, hundreds of journalists and activists and their families have escaped Myanmar and sought refuge in neighboring countries.