Additional Context: This information was collected as part of The Aid Report’s original reporting, "In exile and at risk, journalists navigate life after U.S. funding cuts.” Living in hiding and facing the threat of arrest or death, these are the realities of some Southeast Asian journalists after the U.S withdrew support for independent media, Rebecca Root reports.

This quote is attributed to Harry, a Burmese journalist, who is living and working from the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai. He fled Myanmar in 2023 as the military intensified its crackdown on journalists.

Source: Devex