YANGON: A Myanmar court formally charged five journalists on Friday, including a photographer from AP, over their coverage of anti-coup protests, afte.
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At least seven people have been killed in Myanmar after security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters in two towns on Thursday.Signalling it is undeterred by global criticism and an UN call for restraint, the military junta also stepped .
Myanmar military raids newsrooms, revokes 5 media outlets’ licenses
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A copy of “7Day News” and other papers are displayed in Yangon, Myanmar, 2 February 2021, a day after the military seized power and detained democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. STR/AFP via Getty Images The operating licenses of the independent outlets Mizzima, Myanmar Now, 7Day News, Democratic Voice of Burma, and Khit Thit Media were revoked by Myanmar s military government.
This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 9 March 2021.
Myanmar’s military authorities must immediately cease using media license cancellations as a means of censorship, refrain from raiding newsrooms, and stop arresting journalists for doing their jobs, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.