Myanmar’s military authorities have announced that international media will be allowed to cover the upcoming junta-run elections, set to begin on December 28, in what appears to be an attempt to invite global scrutiny of the highly contested polls.
Since the 2021 coup that plunged the nation into civil war, Myanmar’s junta has been accused of crushing press freedom through censorship, intimidation, and arrests — a situation described by Reporters Without Borders as the junta having “shattered the media landscape.”
While foreign journalists fled the country, AFP remains the only major international agency still operating a full bureau in Myanmar.
The junta claims the elections will pave the way for peace and stability, but analysts and rights groups dismiss the vote as a façade, noting that polling will be barred in rebel-held territories and used to legitimise continued military control.
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