Myanmar junta detains Japanese journalist
Kitazumi Yuki, 45, being questioned over ‘fake news,’ says Japanese Embassy in Myanmar H. J. I. / AA
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Myanmar junta detains Japanese journalist
Kitazumi Yuki, 45, is kept in the Insein prison in Yangon
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A journalist from Japan covering anti-coup demonstrations in Myanmar has been detained and moved to a prison in northern Yangon, officials confirmed on Monday.
According to Kyodo news agency, the Japanese Embassy in Myanmar said Kitazumi Yuki, 45, is kept in the Insein prison in Yangon.
Myanmar’s junta forces raided his house in Yangon on Sunday evening from where his belongings were confiscated.
Japanese journalist briefly detained in Myanmar while covering protests
A Japanese freelance journalist in Myanmar said Friday he was detained by security forces while covering anti-coup protests in the country s largest city Yangon, but he was released hours later and he did not suffer any injuries.
Local media showed pictures of Yuki Kitazumi, with a camera around his neck, walking out of the gates of the Sanchaung township police station after 4 p.m. Kitazumi was detained around noon Friday.
Yuki Kitazumi. (Kyodo)
The former reporter for the Tokyo-based Nikkei business daily who lives in Yangon, told a group of reporters and others outside the gate, Thank you very much (and) for all of your friends who tried to help me..I m OK, I m safe.