IFEX, the global network of over 100 organisations dedicated to promoting and defending the right to freedom of expression and information, is calling on the international community – including ASEAN and the UN – to step up efforts to pressure Myanmar’s military junta to end its crackdown on civil society, free protestors and journalists jailed under repressive legislation, and restore media licences to independent outlets such as IFEX member Mizzima News.
IFEX, the global network of over 100 organisations dedicated to promoting and defending the right to freedom of expression and information, is calling on the international community – including ASEAN and the UN – to step up efforts to pressure Myanmar’s military junta to end its crackdown on civil society, free protestors and journalists jailed under repressive legislation, and restore media licences to independent outlets such as IFEX member Mizzima News.
“Amidst this violent crackdown, the international community urgently needs to show solidarity with the people of Myanmar as they struggle for their basic human rights. The muted response we’ve seen so far from the UN and ASEAN is simply not good enough” - IFEX Executive Director Annie Game.