Little to celebrate on Press Freedom Day amid worsening media crackdown in Myanmar — Radio Free Asia

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Japanese journalist Yuki Kitazumi raises his hands as he is escorted by police upon arrival at the Myaynigone police station in Sanchaung township in Yangon, Feb. 26, 2021. Credit: AP Photo

There was little to celebrate on World Press Freedom Day in Myanmar, where the junta has jailed 135 journalists since it seized power last year and reporters routinely face harassment, arrest and even death for doing their jobs, members of the media and watchdog groups said Tuesday. Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said that in

New arrests bring total detained over Myanmar’s ‘Silent Strike’ to more than 200 — Radio Free Asia

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Youths protest ahead of the one-year anniversary of the military coup, Jan. 28, 2022. Citizen journalist

Authorities in Myanmars Mandalay area on Wednesday detained almost 20 individuals accused of getting involved in a “Silent Strike,” bringing the number of those arrested in connection with the nationwide anti-junta protest to more than 200 in recent days, according to sources. Residents of Mandalays Mahar Aung Myae area informed RFAs Myanmar Service on Thursday

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