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At least 6 journalists detained in Myanmar as coup government cracks down on press
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Riot police move in on protesters during a demonstration against the military coup as a journalist looks on, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, 17 February 2021, STR/AFP via Getty Images Since 11 February, security forces have detained at least six journalists in Myanmar as protests continue against the military government.
This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 16 February 2021.
Myanmar’s military government must stop detaining, harassing, and threatening journalists, and allow the media to work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.Since February 11, security forces have detained at least six journalists in the country, and the military leadership, which took power in a coup in early February, sparking nationwide protests, have changed laws to allow for warrantless searches, detentions without court approv