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WASHINGTON, May 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders of the National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute called Wednesday for the military junta in Myanmar to release the several dozen journalists it has jailed and to reverse restrictions on press freedom in the country.
According to independent observers, at least 40 journalists remain detained in Myanmar, where protests have been raging since a military coup overthrew the government in February.
The junta has instituted a variety of other limitations on press coverage, ranging from satellite TV bans to internet blackouts, censorship and legal threats.
"The military in Myanmar must cease its efforts to silence local and foreign coverage of the protests taking place in the country," said NPC President Lisa Nicole Matthews and NPC Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane. "The international community must not grow accustomed to the human rights violations taking place in Myanmar, including the massive crackdown on the country's free press."