Independent Myanmar media organizations have joined together to protest against the presentation by an “agent” of the Myanmar military junta at the recent Dili Dialogue Forum held in Timor-Leste that painted a fake picture of the media and developments in crisis-hit Myanmar.
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Myanmar is rapidly becoming one of the most dangerous places on earth to be a journalist. Dozens of journalists are behind bars and many haven t been heard from since their disappearance. CNN s Paula Hancocks speaks to some of the journalists in hiding.
Journalist Ye Wint Thu was already on the run when his name and photo appeared on a wanted list broadcast by Myanmar’s military junta.
For weeks, he had been documenting protests in Yangon against the military coup. But in early March, after a colleague was violently arrested in the south of the country, and the junta revoked the licenses of five prominent media organizations, his included, he got word that he should go into hiding.
They are hunted and in hiding but Myanmar’s journalists continue to report the truth
Journalist Ye Wint Thu was already on the run when his name and photo appeared on a wanted list broadcast by Myanmar’s military junta.
For weeks, he had been documenting protests in Yangon against the military coup. But in early March, after a colleague was violently arrested in the south of the country, and the junta revoked the licenses of five prominent media organizations, his included, he got word that he should go into hiding.
“I got a call from my source saying I should run right now because they are going to arrest you tonight,” said Ye Wint Thu, who is in his late 30s.