FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Journalists freed in junta’s Independence Day amnesty Several journalists were released on Jan. 4, including Thuzar (freelance); Lway M Phaung, (Shwe Phee Myay News Agency); Pyae…
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Journalists receive prison sentences for “incitement”; International development group divests from Yoma Bank
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Journalists receive prison sentences for “incitement” Two Myanmar Pressphoto Agency (MPA) journalists, along with seven others anti-coup protesters, have been sentenced by the Insein Prison Court…
Myanmar Journalist Keeps the News Alive
“I believe that all of us, whether in Myanmar or elsewhere, should have the complete freedom and right to tell our stories and the violations we face, freely and publicly, with…
Burmese journalists to rally for press freedom
More than 100 reporters in Burma are preparing to protest against laws seen as curbing free speech.
BBC Burmese reporter jailed for hitting policeman
Nay Myo Lin, a reporter for the BBC Burmese-language service, denounced his three-month prison sentence as unfair after he was found guilty of assaulting a police officer during protests last…
Bi-Midday Sun journalists’ appeal rejected in court
The Rangoon Region Court has rejected an appeal for four Bi-Midday Sun newspaper employees currently serving a two year imprisonment sentence.