Filmmaker and Journalist Shin Daewe Faces Life Sentence in Myanmar Crackdown
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Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses serious concern over the imprisonment of fearless Burmese
Myanmar has become one of the most dangerous countries for journalists, with 42 reporters behind bars, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, or CPJ. That puts Myanmar in third place behind only Iran (62) and China (43), according to CPJ’s annual report on attacks against the press in 2022. …
With reporters and their sources at risk of arrest and media in exile, journalism is a challenge in Myanmar
Nearly two years into the military takeover in Myanmar, the climate for media is in an "abysmal state" experts say, with reporters forced to take big risks to report on opposition to the junta. Beyond media licenses being revoked and news outlets moving into exile, Myanmar currently has more than 40 journalists in custody —…