A Myanmar journalist gets a 20-year sentence for reporting on cyclone's aftermath, news site says
1 year, 4 months ago

A Myanmar journalist gets a 20-year sentence for reporting on cyclone's aftermath, news site says

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The sentence given Sai Zaw Thaike, a photographer for the independent online news service Myanmar Now, appeared to be the most severe for any journalist detained since the military overthrew the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. Myanmar Now, which operates underground, reported that a military tribunal tried, convicted and sentenced Sai Zaw Thaike, 40, during the first court hearing since he was detained in the western state of Rakhine. "His sentencing is yet another indication that freedom of the press has been completely quashed under the military junta’s rule, and shows the hefty price independent journalists in Myanmar must pay for their professional work,” the news site quoted Myanmar Now Editor-in-Chief Swe Win as saying. The news outlet said Sai Zaw Thaike was arrested on May 23 in Rakhine’s capital of Sittwe while recording the damage caused by Cyclone Mocha, the country’s most destructive storm in at least a decade.

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‘Legs cut off for liking FB post, boiling water poured on wounds’: Ex-scribe reveals details of Myanmar prison torture
2 weeks, 2 days ago

‘Legs cut off for liking FB post, boiling water poured on wounds’: Ex-scribe reveals details of Myanmar prison torture

Live Mint  

With the military junta seizing power in 2021 in Myanmar, situations in the country are kept largely concealed from the outside world. However, a former journalist named Maung Maung shed light on the dire circumstances for people living under the junta’s dictatorial control. Recounting his perilous journey to escape the clutches of the regime following Aung San Suu Kyi’s ousting, …

A military court has sentenced a Myanmar journalist to life in prison, outlet’s editor says
4 months, 1 week ago

A military court has sentenced a Myanmar journalist to life in prison, outlet’s editor says

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A military court in Myanmar has given a life prison sentence to a local journalist and sentenced one of his colleagues to 20 years after convicting them under a counterterrorism law, their editor said Wednesday. The sentences for Myo Myint Oo and Aung San Oo of the independent online news service Dawei Watch appear to be the most …

Editor says Myanmar authorities have arrested 2 local journalists for an online news service
1 year ago

Editor says Myanmar authorities have arrested 2 local journalists for an online news service

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Myanmar’s military government has arrested …

Editor says Myanmar authorities have arrested 2 local journalists for an online news service
1 year ago

Editor says Myanmar authorities have arrested 2 local journalists for an online news service

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government has arrested two journalists with a local online news service, their editor said Wednesday, in its latest crackdown on media freedom since seizing power nearly three years ago. The chief editor of Dawei Watch, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals from authorities, told The Associated Press that Aung San Oo and …

A Myanmar journalist gets a 20-year sentence for reporting on cyclone’s aftermath, news site says
1 year, 4 months ago

A Myanmar journalist gets a 20-year sentence for reporting on cyclone’s aftermath, news site says

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A court in Myanmar sentenced a photojournalist for an underground news agency to 20 years in prison with hard labor for his coverage of a deadly May cyclone’s aftermath, the media organization said Wednesday. The sentence given Sai Zaw Thaike, a photographer for the independent online news service Myanmar Now, appeared to be the most severe for any …

Slain Japanese journalist’s last Myanmar images shared after 15 years missing
1 year, 8 months ago

Slain Japanese journalist’s last Myanmar images shared after 15 years missing

The Hindu  

A video camera that had been missing for more than 15 years after it was dropped by a Japanese journalist who was fatally shot during a street protest in Myanmar was handed over on April 26 to his sister at a ceremony in Bangkok. Nagai's sister Noriko Ogawa received the small Sony Handycam from Aye Chan Naing, head of the …

Myanmar court hands Japanese journalist 3 more years in jail
2 years, 2 months ago

Myanmar court hands Japanese journalist 3 more years in jail

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Wednesday convicted a Japanese journalist of violating immigration law, adding three years to the seven-year prison sentence he was handed last week for filming an anti-government protest, a Japanese diplomat said. Toru Kubota, a Tokyo-based documentary filmmaker, was arrested on July 30 by plainclothes police in Yangon, the country’s biggest city, after …

Myanmar military court jails Japanese filmmaker for seven years
2 years, 3 months ago

Myanmar military court jails Japanese filmmaker for seven years

Al Jazeera  

Toru Kubota is the fifth foreign journalist to be detained in Myanmar after the coup with the others all freed and deported. A court in military-ruled Myanmar has jailed a Japanese documentary filmmaker for seven years for for encouraging dissent against the military and breaking communications laws. The 26-year-old was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison for “incitement” …

Myanmar court sentences journalist to 3 years in prison
2 years, 3 months ago

Myanmar court sentences journalist to 3 years in prison

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced a freelance journalist associated with the international broadcaster BBC to three years in prison with labor on Thursday after she was found guilty of incitement, a legal official said. Htet Htet Khine, who presented a program called “Khan Sar Kyi” — “Feel It” — for BBC Media Action, still faces an additional …

Myanmar charges Japanese journalist with dissent against army
2 years, 5 months ago

Myanmar charges Japanese journalist with dissent against army

Al Jazeera  

Toru Kubota, 26, has also been charged with breaching immigration law, a ruling by the military administration said. A Japanese journalist detained in Myanmar has been charged with breaching immigration law and encouraging dissent against the army, the ruling military administration said. Toru Kubota, who was held while covering a protest in Yangon last week, “has been charged under section …

Japanese man detained in Myanmar, government spokesman says
2 years, 5 months ago

Japanese man detained in Myanmar, government spokesman says

Al Jazeera  

Man in his 20s reportedly detained after filming a demonstration on July 30. A Japanese government spokesman has confirmed the detention of a Japanese man in Myanmar, with Tokyo calling for his release as soon as possible. Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara told a news conference on Monday that a Japanese man in his 20s had been detained after …

Myanmar coup: A year on, exiles speak of guilt and defiance
2 years, 11 months ago

Myanmar coup: A year on, exiles speak of guilt and defiance

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar activists and journalists now living abroad say they will continue to tell the world what is happening in their homeland. In the weeks after the generals’ power grab, Khit Thit spent her time racing around Yangon, the country’s largest city, documenting the pro-democracy demonstrations that were taking place daily. “Even as the plane left, although I felt relieved, I …

Paing Takhon: Myanmar celebrity jailed for three years for taking part in mass anti-military coup protests
3 years ago

Paing Takhon: Myanmar celebrity jailed for three years for taking part in mass anti-military coup protests

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A prominent celebrity actor and …

In 2021, Myanmar journalists risked lives to tell world of coup
3 years ago

In 2021, Myanmar journalists risked lives to tell world of coup

Al Jazeera  

With one journalist dead and dozens behind bars, Myanmar is now one of the world’s worst places to be a media worker. On March 8, journalists Nathan Maung and Hanthar Nyein went to their office in Myanmar’s biggest city, Yangon, in a bid to salvage some equipment, fearing the country’s new military rulers would soon order a raid on Kamayut …

293 journalists jailed in 2021 globally, quarter from China, Myanmar: Report
3 years, 1 month ago

293 journalists jailed in 2021 globally, quarter from China, Myanmar: Report

Live Mint  

As many as 293 media workers were put behind bars globally in 2021, said the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. "CPJ's 2021 prison census found that the number of reporters jailed for their work hit a new global record of 293, up from a revised total of 280 in 2020," CPJ said in its report. However, this is the …

US journalist jailed in Myanmar for nearly 6 months is freed
3 years, 1 month ago

US journalist jailed in Myanmar for nearly 6 months is freed

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — American journalist Danny Fenster, who spent nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar and was sentenced last week to 11 years of hard labor, was freed Monday and began his journey home. “We are tremendously grateful to all the people who have helped secure his release, especially Ambassador Richardson, as well as our friends and the public …

U.S. Journalist Danny Fenster Freed From Myanmar Jail With Ex-Diplomat's Aid
3 years, 1 month ago

U.S. Journalist Danny Fenster Freed From Myanmar Jail With Ex-Diplomat's Aid

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BANGKOK — American journalist Danny Fenster, sentenced only days ago to 11 years hard labor in Myanmar, has been freed and is on his way home, former U.S. “We are so grateful that Danny will finally be able to reconnect with his loved ones, who have been advocating for him all this time, against immense odds.” Richardson …

After nearly 6 months in jail in Myanmar, US journalist released and on his way home
3 years, 1 month ago

After nearly 6 months in jail in Myanmar, US journalist released and on his way home

India Today  

American journalist Danny Fenster, who spent nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar and was facing a sentence of 11 years of hard labour, was freed Monday and is on his way home. REACTIONS POUR IN “We welcome the release of American journalist Daniel Fenster from prison in Burma, where he was wrongfully detained for almost six months,” US …

Myanmar frees jailed US journalist Danny Fenster despite conviction for breaches of terrorism law
3 years, 1 month ago

Myanmar frees jailed US journalist Danny Fenster despite conviction for breaches of terrorism law

ABC  

US journalist Danny Fenster has been freed from prison in Myanmar just three days after he was sentenced to 11 years in jail for incitement and breaches of immigration and terrorism laws. Key points: Mr Fenster's release was confirmed by his employer and former US ambassador Bill Richardson He will fly home to the US via Qatar, Mr Richardson said …

Myanmar has released a U.S. journalist it has held since May
3 years, 1 month ago

Myanmar has released a U.S. journalist it has held since May

NPR  

Myanmar has released a U.S. journalist it has held since May Danny Fenster was sentenced last week to 11 years in jail. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Myanmar has released a U.S. journalist that it's held since May. MICHAEL SULLIVAN, BYLINE: He's a 37-year-old editor of the online magazine Frontier Myanmar, and he's been working as a journalist in Myanmar for a …

Myanmar court sentences US journalist to 11 years in jail
3 years, 1 month ago

Myanmar court sentences US journalist to 11 years in jail

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday sentenced U.S. journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison with hard labor, the maximum penalty under three charges, despite calls by the United States and rights groups for his release. We will do so until Danny returns home safely to his family.” U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Fenster’s …

US journalist Danny Fenster jailed for 11 years in Myanmar
3 years, 1 month ago

US journalist Danny Fenster jailed for 11 years in Myanmar

Al Jazeera  

Frontier magazine managing editor has been accused of a range of offences including incitement, sedition and ‘terrorism’. Danny Fenster, a journalist at Myanmar’s Frontier magazine, has been jailed for 11 years by a court in the military-controlled country. “There is absolutely no basis to convict Danny of these charges,” Frontier Editor-in-Chief Thomas Kean wrote in the statement shared on social …

Myanmar court hears final arguments in case of US journalist
3 years, 1 month ago

Myanmar court hears final arguments in case of US journalist

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A court in Myanmar on Wednesday heard closing arguments in the case of Danny Fenster, a U.S. journalist jailed in Myanmar for more than five months on charges of breaking security laws, his lawyer said. Fenster is the managing editor of Frontier Myanmar, an online news magazine based in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city. A charge of violating visa …

Hundreds of political prisoners freed in Myanmar after amnesty
3 years, 2 months ago

Hundreds of political prisoners freed in Myanmar after amnesty

Al Jazeera  

Joyful scenes as families reunited but experts say international community needs to keep up the pressure on the coup leaders. Hundreds of political prisoners have been freed from Myanmar’s Insein prison, including Aung San Suu Kyi’s party spokesman and a famous comedian, according to local media. The announcement came shortly after a televised address by Min Aung Hlaing, the army …

Myanmar official defends detention of U.S. journalist
3 years, 3 months ago

Myanmar official defends detention of U.S. journalist

LA Times  

In this 2018, photo, U.S. journalist Danny Fenster works out of his van, which he turned into a home/office in Detroit. Military spokesman Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun did not elaborate in his response at a news conference to a question about Danny Fenster, who is awaiting trial on a charge of incitement, also called sedition. Zaw Min Tun denied …

Groups say Myanmar journalists in peril amid crackdown
3 years, 5 months ago

Groups say Myanmar journalists in peril amid crackdown

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Journalists in Myanmar face extreme peril as the military-controlled government cracks down on independent reporting, human rights and media advocates say. Reports by the Committee to Protect Journalists and by Human Rights Watch, released this week, say dozens of journalists are being held, some without charges. In the highest-profile case, two journalists working for the Reuters news agency …

Protest erupts at Myanmar’s Insein prison amid COVID outbreak
3 years, 5 months ago

Protest erupts at Myanmar’s Insein prison amid COVID outbreak

Al Jazeera  

Anti-military government chants heard from inside the notorious colonial-era jail, which is used to hold opponents of the February coup. A protest has erupted at a prison in Myanmar’s commercial capital of Yangon against what activists said was a worsening COVID-19 outbreak at the jail, which is used to hold opponents of February’s military takeover. “A riot happened in the …

Imprisoned Myanmar politician dies from COVID-19
3 years, 5 months ago

Imprisoned Myanmar politician dies from COVID-19

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The spokesperson for ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party died Tuesday after being infected with the coronavirus in prison, his lawyer said. The death of Nyan Win, 79, came as Myanmar is reeling from soaring numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths that are badly straining the country’s medical infrastructure, already weakened when many state medical …

Myanmar court extends pretrial detention of US journalist
3 years, 6 months ago

Myanmar court extends pretrial detention of US journalist

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A court in Myanmar on Thursday extended the pretrial detention of Danny Fenster, a U.S. journalist employed by an online news magazine in the military-led Southeast Asian nation who was arrested in May on an incitement charge that carries a penalty of up to three years’ imprisonment. “The Myanmar junta’s continued detention of journalist Danny Fenster is outrageous …

Activists, journalists included in Myanmar prisoner release
3 years, 6 months ago

Activists, journalists included in Myanmar prisoner release

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s government began releasing about 2,300 prisoners on Wednesday, including activists who were detained for protesting against the military’s seizure of power in February and journalists who reported on the protests, officials said. According to official announcements on state media, most if not all of the freed detainees faced charges related to the protests, including Section 505 of …

Myanmar to release 2,000 prisoners, drops charges against actors
3 years, 6 months ago

Myanmar to release 2,000 prisoners, drops charges against actors

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar’s military authorities plan to release about 2,000 people from jails across the country, according to reports on Wednesday, as state television said the generals were dropping charges against actors and other celebrities who took part in the anti-coup protests. Actors, sportspeople, social media influencers, doctors and teachers have been among hundreds of people listed as wanted for opposing the …

‘I’m somewhere safe’: Journalists hiding from Myanmar’s military
3 years, 6 months ago

‘I’m somewhere safe’: Journalists hiding from Myanmar’s military

Al Jazeera  

More than 6,000 people have been detained since the coup, and journalists – both local and foreign – are one of many groups being targeted. I still speak to people in Myanmar almost every day – checking in with friends and contacting people as part of my news coverage. “I can’t say where I am but I can say I’m …

Is Myanmar getting away with killing off dissidents?
3 years, 6 months ago

Is Myanmar getting away with killing off dissidents?

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday, June 16 at 19:30GMT: Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army seized power in February, claiming without evidence that an election in which the National League of Democracy party retained power was fraudulent. Aung San Suu Kyi, the de facto leader of Myanmar under the NLD, has gone on trial accused of several crimes including violating coronavirus …

US Journalist Detained in Myanmar Released, Says lawyer
3 years, 6 months ago

US Journalist Detained in Myanmar Released, Says lawyer

News 18  

A US journalist detained in Myanmar since March was released on Monday after charges against him were dropped, his lawyer said. US citizen Nathan Maung “was released this morning from Insein prison as the police withdrew the charges against him”, and will fly back to the US on Tuesday, his lawyer Tin Zar Oo told AFP. Myanmar has been in …

Myanmar jails two journalists for ‘spreading false news’
3 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar jails two journalists for ‘spreading false news’

Al Jazeera  

Reporters for Democratic Voice of Burma and Mizzima sentenced to two- year terms in military crackdown on media. A military court in southern Myeik on Wednesday sentenced Aung Kyaw of the Democratic Voice of Burma and Zaw Zaw, a freelance reporter for Mizzima News, to two years in prison over their reporting of the anti-coup protests that have swept Myanmar …

US Calls on Myanmar to Free Detained American Journalist
3 years, 7 months ago

US Calls on Myanmar to Free Detained American Journalist

News 18  

The United States on Friday called on Myanmar’s military regime to release the American editor of a news outlet based in the coup-hit country who was detained earlier this week as he attempted to board a flight. “We are deeply concerned over the detention of US citizen Daniel Fenster, who was working as a journalist, in Burma,” a State Department …

American journalist working for Myanmar magazine detained
3 years, 7 months ago

American journalist working for Myanmar magazine detained

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — An American journalist working for a news magazine in Myanmar was detained Monday by the authorities there, his employers said. Frontier Myanmar, which publishes in both English and Burmese and also online, said on Twitter that Danny Fenster, its managing editor, was detained at Yangon International Airport as he was preparing to board a flight to Kuala Lumpur, …

Myanmar jails local journalist, to free Japanese reporter
3 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar jails local journalist, to free Japanese reporter

Al Jazeera  

Min Nyo, who worked for the Democratic Voice of Burma in Myanmar’s Bago region, was arrested on March 3 and was sentenced to three years in jail. A Myanmar journalist who reported on anti-military government protests has been jailed for three years for incitement, his news organisation said, while authorities announced a twice-arrested Japanese reporter would be freed. Min Nyo, …

Myanmar military court gives DVB reporter 3 years in prison
3 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar military court gives DVB reporter 3 years in prison

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A 51-year-old reporter for a now-banned online and broadcast news agency in Myanmar was sentenced Wednesday by a military court to three years in prison for his reporting, his employer said. A statement issued by DVB said Min Nyo had been covering a March 3 anti-junta protest in the town of Pyay, 260 kilometers northwest of Yangon when …

Press Freedom Day 2021: Myanmar’s journalists continue to report the truth on the military coup
3 years, 8 months ago

Press Freedom Day 2021: Myanmar’s journalists continue to report the truth on the military coup

CNN  

CNN Business — Journalist Ye Wint Thu was already on the run when his name and photo appeared on a wanted list broadcast by Myanmar’s military junta. “We never stopped, not even for a single day,” said Toe Zaw Latt, DVB’s operations director who recently fled the city. Toe Zaw Latt said the junta’s attempt to control all media and …

China is world’s ‘biggest jailer of journalists’, says RSF
3 years, 8 months ago

China is world’s ‘biggest jailer of journalists’, says RSF

Al Jazeera  

Reporters Without Borders says repression and attacks on press freedom increased worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic. The index examines the press freedom situation in 180 countries and territories, and RSF said its data showed that journalism is “totally blocked or seriously impeded” in nearly three-quarters of the countries evaluated, making it even harder for people to access proper information at …

Myanmar junta frees hundreds held for anti-coup protests
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar junta frees hundreds held for anti-coup protests

Associated Press  

YANGON, Myanmar — Hundreds of people imprisoned for demonstrating against last month’s coup in Myanmar were released Wednesday, a rare conciliatory gesture by the military that appeared aimed at placating the protest movement. “I’m sorry for some colleagues who are still in prison.” Meanwhile, messages online urged people to stay home Wednesday in protest — rather than flooding the streets …

AP journalist Thein Zaw released from detention in Myanmar
3 years, 9 months ago

AP journalist Thein Zaw released from detention in Myanmar

Associated Press  

YANGON, Myanmar — Thein Zaw, a journalist for The Associated Press who was arrested more than three weeks ago while covering a protest against the coup in Myanmar, was released from detention on Wednesday. He told the AP that his mother told him through tears: “We thought we’d never see you again.” Thein Zaw had earlier said that the judge …

AP journalist, other media workers return to Myanmar court
3 years, 9 months ago

AP journalist, other media workers return to Myanmar court

Associated Press  

YANGON, Myanmar — Associated Press journalist Thein Zaw and several other members of the media who have been charged under a public order law while covering anti-coup protests in Myanmar are returning to court Wednesday. “Associated Press journalist Thein Zaw and all other journalists wrongly detained in Myanmar should be immediately and unconditionally released,” Shawn Crispin, senior representative for Southeast …

High-risk news coverage: Reporting the crackdown in Myanmar
3 years, 9 months ago

High-risk news coverage: Reporting the crackdown in Myanmar

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar’s military leaders are deploying forces, both armed and digital, to stifle news coverage. As military leaders ban independent media and arrest reporters, citizen journalists become an information lifeline in Myanmar. Contributors: Swe Win – Editor-in-chief, Myanmar Now Aye Chan Naing – Chief editor, Democratic Voice of Burma Wai Hnin Pwint Thon – The Burma Campaign UK Wai Wai Nu …

BBC ‘extremely concerned’ by suspected military abduction of Myanmar reporter
3 years, 9 months ago

BBC ‘extremely concerned’ by suspected military abduction of Myanmar reporter

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The broadcaster said it was “extremely concerned” for BBC …

Thein Zaw: Associated Press calls for release of journalist detained in Myanmar
3 years, 9 months ago

Thein Zaw: Associated Press calls for release of journalist detained in Myanmar

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — The Associated Press has demanded the release of a journalist detained and charged “for simply doing his job” while covering violent anti-coup demonstrations for the American news outlet in Myanmar. “The Associated Press calls for the immediate release of AP journalist Thein Zaw, who has been charged with a crime in Myanmar for simply doing his …

Protesters adapt tactics after Myanmar police use violence
3 years, 10 months ago

Protesters adapt tactics after Myanmar police use violence

Associated Press  

MANDALAY, Myanmar — Protesters against the military takeover in Myanmar carried homemade shields and moved with more caution and agility Tuesday, adapting their tactics to the escalating violence from security forces not reluctant to use lethal force to break up crowds. The deaths of Zaw Myat Lin and Khin Maung Latt, a party activist detained on Saturday night whose body …

EXPLAINER: How Myanmar is cracking down on journalists
3 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: How Myanmar is cracking down on journalists

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military-controlled government is cracking down on coverage of mass protests, raiding media companies and detaining dozens of journalists since its Feb. 1 coup, including Thein Zaw of The Associated Press. The crackdown comes as the military has escalated violence against mass protests and as independent media continue to cover the arrests and shootings by troops in cities …

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