The 2021 coup in Myanmar marked a 10-year setback for media rights, with journalists detained, media licenses revoked, and many news outlets returning to exile. Under the military junta, Myanmar, ranking 176th, is one of the world's biggest jailers of journalists. 
Kulanda boma mwaupandu komwe kunachitika ku Myanmar mu 2021 kwawonetsa kuti kwa zaka khumi tsopano ufulu wa wofalitsa nkhani unabwerera m'mbuyo pamene atolankhani ena anamangidwa, wofalitsa nkhani kuletsedwa kugwiritsa ntchito ziphaso zawo komanso nyumba zowulutsila mawu zina zinathawa m'dzikomo. Pansi pa ulamuliro wa asilikari a jinta, Myanmar ili pa nambala 176 ndipo ndi limodzi mwa omwe amapititsa atolankhani ambiri kundende.