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Myanmar media freedom
May 30, 2023
Myanmar Junta Sentenced Journalist to 10 Years in Prison
By Sebastian Strangio
Hmue Yadanar Khet Moh Moh Tun of the Myanmar Pressphoto Agency was charged with abetting terrorism by donating money to anti-junta resistance groups.
May 04, 2023
The State of Press Freedom in Southeast Asia
By Sebastian Strangio
Most nations in the region have risen in the latest RSF World Press Freedom Index, but conditions on the ground range from restrictive to openly repressive.
December 15, 2022
Asian Nations Among the Worst Jailers of Journalists: Report
By Sebastian Strangio
According to Reporters Without Borders, 2022 saw a record number of media workers detained globally.
November 15, 2022
Media Watchdog Nominates Southeast Asian Journalists for Annual Prize
By Sebastian Strangio
Han Thar Nyein of Myanmar and Lady Ann Salem of the Philippines have been shortlisted for their efforts to hold corrupt and repressive governments to account.
October 07, 2022
Myanmar Junta Sentences Japanese Journalist to 10 Years in Prison
By Sebastian Strangio
Kubota Toru, 26, was arrested in July while photographing and filming an anti-coup protest in Yangon.
May 04, 2022
Southeast Asian Nations Languish in Annual Press Freedom Ranking
By Sebastian Strangio
The one outlier was Timor-Leste, which ranked 17th out of the 180 nations examined by Reporters Without Borders.
September 01, 2021
Family Vows to Win Freedom of US Journalist Held in Myanmar
By Mike Householder
Danny Fenster is one of dozens of journalists who have been detained since the military's seizure of power in February.
July 22, 2021
A Foreign Correspondent in Academia
By Luke Hunt
A conversation about jailed colleagues in Myanmar, the COVID-19 pandemic, and teaching journalism.
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