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Myanmar media
Press Watchdogs Condemn Myanmar Photojournalist’s ‘Grotesque’ Imprisonment
By Sebastian Strangio
Photographer Sai Zaw Thaike was sentenced to 20 years in prison, the harshest term handed down against any journalist since the 2021 coup.
Myanmar Junta Sentenced Journalist to 10 Years in Prison
By Sebastian Strangio
Hmue Yadanar Khet Moh Moh Tun of the Myanmar Pressphoto Agency was charged with abetting terrorism by donating money to anti-junta resistance groups.
Myanmar: Last Chance Before the Final Curtain Drops
By Emilie Lehmann-Jacobsen
New crises have distracted international attention from the country right at the time that it is needed the most.
Media Watchdog Nominates Southeast Asian Journalists for Annual Prize
By Sebastian Strangio
Han Thar Nyein of Myanmar and Lady Ann Salem of the Philippines have been shortlisted for their efforts to hold corrupt and repressive governments to account.
Myanmar Junta Revokes License for Leading Exile Media Outlet
By Sebastian Strangio
The coup government's Ministry of Information said that The Irrawaddy has endangered "state security, rule of law, and public tranquility."
Another Sorry Week for Press Freedoms in Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
Since the coup of February 2021, the country has become a worse jailer of journalists than China.
Myanmar Junta Sentences Journalist to 3 Years Prison
By Sebastian Strangio
Htet Htet Khine presented a popular Burmese-language television program produced by BBC Media Action.
Myanmar the Third-Largest Jailer of Writers in the World, Report Says
By Sebastian Strangio
The military coup and ensuing crackdown on dissent has snapped shut the limited openness of Myanmar's decade of reform.
Photojournalist Killed in Custody in Myanmar Amid Press Crackdown
By Sebastian Strangio
Reporters Without Borders estimates that 53 journalists remain in the military's custody.
Myanmar’s Media Adapts to the World’s Harshest Oppression
By Philip Smucker
Inside the country, and in exile, Myanmar’s free media organizations strive to get the story out despite a brutal crackdown.
Family Vows to Win Freedom of US Journalist Held in Myanmar
By Mike Householder
Danny Fenster is one of dozens of journalists who have been detained since the military's seizure of power in February.
Activists, Journalists Included in Myanmar Prisoner Release
By Grant Peck
The military gave no reason for the sudden release of prisoners, which included many detained since its February coup.
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