Young people are racing to flee Myanmar after the military introduced conscription to help replenish its ranks, with the country teetering on the brink of all-out civil war.
Myanmar’s military junta has arbitrarily revoked the license of independent media outlet The Ayeyarwaddy Times in its latest crackdown on dissent. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Myanmar Journalists Network (MJN), condemn the decision and call on the junta to immediately cease its intimidation of the media and continued attacks on press freedom.