Myanmar Military Intensifies Crackdown on Journalists With Newly Revised Law
The military court recently sentenced two journalists under Section 505(a) of the Penal Code, just days after a US editor was arrested at the Yangon airport.
Anti-coup protesters flash the three-finger salute during a flash mob protest in Yangon, Myanmar June 3, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Stringer
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New Delhi: Continuing with its crackdown on free press since it assumed power in a coup on February 1, the military court of Myanmar has sentenced two reporters under a draconian law that was recently revised to make it difficult for journalists to publish reports on anti-junta protests.
'Release Thin Thin Aung': Women Activists Urge India, Global Stakeholders to Focus on Myanmar
In a statement, activists have held that the journalist and pro-democracy activist is one among many held arbitrarily by the military in Myanmar.
People march during a protest against the military coup in Dawei, Myanmar April 13, 2021. Photo: Courtesy of Dawei Watch/via Reuters
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New Delhi: Several prominent women rights advocates from all walks of life in India have released a statement urging the Myanmar military to release journalist and activist Thin Thin Aung and other illegally detained pro-democracy protesters.
In an appeal, both to the military which assumed power since the coup and to the international community including transnational business stakeholders, the activists have urged that the brutal violence perpetrated on protesters in Myanmar end and people’s rights be restored.
Protests in Myanmar continue on smaller scale after Sunday crackdown
Protests against the Feb. 1 military coup in Myanmar continued Tuesday, but on a smaller scale than those in previous days following the crackdown Sunday by security forces that killed at least 18 demonstrators and wounded over 30 others around the country.
Defying the military suppression, people still turned out in some areas on Tuesday, including the country's largest city Yangon, calling for the release of the ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of the National League for Democracy. The party won the November general election but the results have been disputed by the military, who called them fraudulent.
Two anti-coup protesters were shot dead by riot police who fired live rounds Saturday in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, local media reported.
One of the victims was shot in the head and died at the scene, according to Frontier Myanmar, a news and business magazine based in Yangon, the country's largest city. Another was shot in the chest and died en route to the hospital.
Several other serious injuries were also reported. The shootings occurred near Mandalay's Yadanabon dock, where tear gas and rubber bullets were used on protesters earlier in the day.
The Irrawaddy news website also confirmed the deaths on social media.