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

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

Shanghai police warn bereaved families of elderly COVID-19 patients not to speak out — Radio Free Asia

In this image taken from video provided by Beibei, who asked to be identified only by her given name, residents take a rest at Shanghai's National Exhibition and Convention Center, which converted to a quarantine facility set up for people who tested positive but have few or no symptoms, April 15, 2022. Credit: Beibei via AP

Authorities in Shanghai are warning the families of elderly people who have died of COVID-19 not to talk to the media, as the omicron outbreak rips through at least one hospital in the city, causing an unknown number of deaths. At least 27 elderly people in Donghai Hospital in Shanghai’s Pudong New District have died

Fighting in Myanmar’s Kayin state drives thousands to Thai border — Radio Free Asia

KIC reporter Nay Naw in an undated photo. Credit: Citizen journalist

reasons, said that police had summoned Nay Naw authorities had actually station twice for questioning on Monday and detained him during the second apprehended. “They didnt tell us where he is being apprehended, but we have heard he is being held in the Myawaddy Myoma Police Station, “the source stated. “Journalist Ye Yint Htuns extreme

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