Junta amendment kneecaps Myanmar broadcasting oversight
The move comes amid a propaganda push by the regime ahead of planned elections.
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The move comes amid a propaganda push by the regime ahead of planned elections.
Family members believe that transfers are an excuse to execute the prisoners without accountability.
Inside the country, and in exile, Myanmar’s free media organizations strive to get the story out despite a brutal crackdown.
IFJ 07 May 2021 Myanmar: If independent media dies, democracy dies As chaos flows in Burma, journalists are being forced to hide in plain site by the Burmese military writes senior journalist and Myanmar expert Phil Thornton. Molotov, one of the emerging new media outlets in Myanmar. Credit: Phil Thornton Journalists in Myanmar are being hunted and arrested by the country’s military for trying to do their job. Independent media outlets have been raided, licenses revoked and offices closed. To avoid arrest, independent journalists have gone into deep hiding, taken refuge in ethnic contro...