Myanmar: Drop Charges Against Ethnic-Rakhine Journalists, Ensure Freedom Of Press
Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 5:53 am Military targets Rakhine journalists with criminal defamation complaints (YANGON, January 26, 2021)—Myanmar authorities should immediately drop criminal defamation and other complaints against four ethnic-Rakhine (Arakanese) journalists, Fortify Rights said today. Last week, on January 22, Myanmar authorities filed criminal defamation complaints against Development Media Group ( DMG) journalists Hnin Nwe, 23, and Nay Win San, 26, for publishing a story alleging the military confiscated rice and used forced labor in Rakhine State. Two other DMG staff mem...
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