LU KYAW FOR REPORTING ASEAN 10 DECEMBER 2022 “The saying ‘journalism is not a crime’ does not work here. It’s the opposite. We (journalists) are afraid of everything. We have to worry about everything,” says Ma Khine, who has been in working in news for eight years now. “We can do nothing (freely). Nothing. Can’t …
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Tyrant of the year 2022: Min Aung Hlaing, Burma
By Index on Censorship “As a child Aung San Suu Kyi was a celebrated heroine in my family home and Myanmar, an authoritarian regime determined to squash democracy. For a few years there was hope, although not for the Rohinghya community (thanks to Min Aung Hlaing), until the military coup of 2021,” says Index on …
A military court sentences seven university students to death
An Insein Prison Court delivered the death sentence to seven Dagon University students on Nov. 30. The Dagon University Students’ Union announced that Khant Zin Win, Thura Maung Maung, Zaw Lin Naing, Thiha Htet Zaw, Hein Htet, Thet Paing Oo and Khant Lin Maung were convicted for the murder of Lt. Colonel Saw Moe Win …
IFJ Report: Japanese video journalist released amid prisoner amnesty in Burma
Myanmar’s military junta announced the release of Japanese documentary filmmaker, Toru Kubota, and three other foreign nationals on November 17, as part of an amnesty of 5,774 political prisoners. The International Federation of Journalists condemns the junta’s ongoing flagrant violations of human rights and calls for all political prisoners jailed by illegitimate military courts to …
Military council frees thousands from prison in amnesty
The military council announced today that it had granted amnesty to over 5,700 prisoners across the country including four foreigners and public figures to commemorate Burma’s National Day. A total of 5,774 prisoners – including 5,098 men and 676 women – have been released and the regime claimed it was an act to “emphasize humanitarianism” …
Dagon University Student Union leader now in grave condition inside Insein Prison
Jailed Dagon University Student Union leader, Wutyi Aung, is not receiving adequate medical treatment at Insein Prison, friends of her family state. She suffers from transient ischemic attacks, otherwise known as ministrokes. “The condition of her illness has worsened. This is a serious concern. In these circumstances, we know that her relatives are wanting her …