It is one of the first guilty verdicts against a reporter since the military junta took control of Myanmar three months ago. A human rights observor said journalism is effectively illegal in the country.
MYANMAR’S military court has sentenced a journalist to three years’ imprisonment for his reporting on the coup.
Min Nyo, a correspondent for the now-banned news agency Democratic Voices of Burma, is the first journalist to be convicted under a recently revised provision in the country’s penal code which criminalises free speech.
The change outlaws any attempt to “hinder, disturb, damage the motivation, discipline, health and conduct” of soldiers and civil servants or to cause hatred, disobedience or disloyalty towards the new military government, with a maximum sentence of three years in jail.
About 80 journalists have been arrested since the army seized power on February 1, ousting the government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
Myanmar’s Junta Sentences Four More to Prison for ‘Incitement’
Myanmar’s Junta Sentences Four More to Prison for ‘Incitement’
Dr. Cho Yu Mon, headmistress of Hpa-an Government’s Technical High School (left) and DVB reporter Ko Min Nyo (right)
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By The Irrawaddy 13 May 2021
Myanmar’s military regime handed down prison sentences against a headmistress, a reporter, a student leader and a National League for Democracy (NLD) township member on incitement charges Wednesday.
Headmistress of Hpa-an Government’s Technical High School in Karen State Dr. Cho Yu Mon was sentenced to two years imprisonment on a charge of violating Article 505 (b) of the Penal Code, which criminalizes inducing someone to commit an offense against the state or against “the public tranquility.” Her sentence was handed down by a court in Hpa-an Prison.
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Myanmar jails journalist for anti-coup protests coverage
It is one of the first guilty verdicts against a reporter since the military junta took control of Myanmar three months ago. A human rights observer said journalism is effectively illegal in the country.
Press freedoms have been stripped away from many media outlets in Myanmar since the coup
A court in Myanmar has sentenced a journalist to three years in prison for his reports on anti-junta protests, his organization said Thursday.
Min Nyo of the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) is one of the first media workers to be imprisoned since the military coup on February 1.