January 2022 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX's regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
The decision taken by Chevron and Total (now officially called TotalEnergies) to end 30 years of complicity with Myanmar’s military, one of the world’s worst press freedom violators, must pave the way for a global corporate withdrawal from Myanmar. All multinationals still maintaining a presence there must now take concrete steps to end their own complicity with the junta, RSF
Three journalists were killed over the past month and three more were arrested as Myanmar's military authorities continue to harass and attack the media for covering protests against the junta.
By Eric San Juan Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Jan 23 (EFE).- Nearly a year after the military coup in Myanmar, the jailing of two more journalists earlier this week has put the spotlight back on the persecution of journalists in the country, many of whom have been forced into exile or gone into hiding …
Three journalists at Dawei Watch, an independent news website in Myanmar, were arrested this week on unspecified charges, an editor at the publication sa