; Whereas Reporters Without Borders has asserted that due to oppression by the military junta, press freedom in [Burma] has been set back ten years in ten days after the February 1, 2021 military coup, including through— (1) media workers forced into hiding and confronting censorship, harassment, internet blockages, beatings, interrogations, threats, and torture at the hands of the military; (2) multiple independent media outlets forced to cease operations or close altogether or having their licenses revoked by the military; and (3) journalists being detained at alarming rates, with 75 journalists in prison as of April 17, 2023, including photojournalist Sai Zaw Thaike, who was sentenced to a 20-year prison term in May 2023 while covering the aftermath of a deadly cyclone; Whereas, in India, government authorities have taken a series of actions limiting the space for free and independent media, including— (1) frequently imposing internet and communication blackouts in Indian-administered Kashmir and in the Indian state of Manipur, among certain areas; (2) calling for the temporary blockage of journalists and media accounts on X (formerly known as Twitter ) and other online platforms; (3) increasing restrictions on foreign journalists, and subjecting journalists to searches and arrests, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, including— (A) revoking the journalism permit of French reporter Vanessa Dougnac, who, as the spouse of an Indian citizen, holds permanent residency status, known as an Overseas Citizens of India, forcing her to leave the country in February 2024; (B) the continued detention of Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan since April 2018, including his re-arrest for the third time by Indian authorities in February 2024, days after his release from five and one-half years of preventative detention