

Myanmar
Myanmar’s already-stalled democratic transition was derailed in February 2021, when the military seized control of the government, arresting dozens of senior civilian officials and preventing the newly elected parliament from convening. The National League for Democracy (NLD), which won a sweeping victory in the November 2020 elections, has led a broad-based opposition to the takeover, organizing a country-wide Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) as well as an armed resistance, and serving as the backbone of a self-declared National Unity Government (NUG), which exercises partial or effective control over a growing swathe of territory outside major population centers. Protesters, journalists, activists, and ordinary people risk criminal charges, detention, and lethal violence for voicing dissent against the military. Millions of people remain displaced or have been newly displaced by violence, including hundreds of thousands of Rohingya, a mostly Muslim ethnic minority

Freedom in the World — Myanmar Country Report
Myanmar is rated Not Free in Freedom in the World 2023, Freedom House's annual study of political rights and civil liberties worldwide.

Freedom on the Net — Myanmar Country Report
Myanmar is rated Not Free in Freedom on the Net, Freedom House's comprehensive study of internet freedom around the globe.
Our Work in Myanmar
Freedom House has been supporting civil society organizations in Myanmar since 2013.
To learn more about Freedom House programs in Asia, visit our Asia-Pacific program page.
News & Perspectives on Myanmar
NEW REPORT: Freedom in the Asia-Pacific Region Improved Slightly in 2022
Press release
March 9, 2023
Permanent Global Magnitsky Act Will Ensure Perpetrators Face Consequences
Joint statement
April 12, 2022
Myanmar: Democratic States, International Organizations Must Redouble Efforts to Support Democracy One Year after Coup
Press release
February 1, 2022
Coalition Calls on Myanmar to Immediately Reinstate Internet Access for All
Advocacy letter
June 1, 2021
Risks Arise Where Art and Activism Intersect—But Artists Won’t Be Silenced
Perspectives
June 8, 2023
Secretary Blinken: press Saudi Arabian authorities not to execute the two child defendants
Joint statement
June 6, 2023