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Slain journo's camera resurfaces 16 years after death in Myanmar
Published on 26/04/2023
» When Japanese journalist Kenji Nagai was shot dead by Myanmar troops as he covered anti-military protests in 2007, his video camera disappeared, along with the last images he filmed.
Young, underground reporters ‘fight a gun with a pen’ in Myanmar
The New York TImes, Published on 13/10/2022
» The 15-year-old reporter deleted the data from her phone and packed up her guitar as she set out to meet a guerrilla fighter in Myanmar. The instrument was mostly a decoy, there to disguise her work as a journalist. She cleared the data from her phone to protect her sources in the event of an arrest.
US concerned over Myanmar army operations in Chin state, town ablaze
Reuters, Published on 01/11/2021
» The United States has expressed concern about increased military operations in parts of Myanmar, including Chin state, where it said more than 100 homes and churches had been destroyed in the offensive.
Air strikes reported in Myanmar battle, internet cut in more areas
Reuters, Published on 27/09/2021
» Myanmar's military launched air strikes at the weekend after clashes with fighters opposed to the junta in the Sagaing region, according to media and a militia member, as phone lines and the internet were also severed in some districts.
Myanmar news outlet says its journalist jailed for incitement
Reuters, Published on 13/05/2021
» A journalist who reported on protests against this year's coup in Myanmar has been jailed for three years for incitement, his news organisation said, among the first guilty verdicts against media workers under the ruling military junta.
Myanmar protesters defy crackdown, UN warns of 'imminent bloodbath'
Reuters, Published on 01/04/2021
» Myanmar activists burned copies of a military-framed constitution on Thursday two months after the junta seized power, as a UN special envoy warned of the risk of a bloodbath because of an intensified crackdown on anti-coup protesters.
9 dead as Myanmar security forces fire at protesters
AFP, Published on 03/03/2021
» YANGON: At least nine people were killed as Myanmar security forces fired on pro-democracy protesters Wednesday, after the junta hit half a dozen detained journalists, including an Associated Press photographer, with criminal charges.
Myanmar junta charges six journalists, including AP photographer
AFP, Published on 03/03/2021
» YANGON: Myanmar's military authorities have charged an Associated Press photographer and five other journalists over their coverage of anti-coup protests, their lawyer said on Wednesday.
Myanmar police fire stun grenades after journalist arrested overnight
Agencies, Published on 02/03/2021
» YANGON: Myanmar police fired stun grenades to disperse protesters in the city of Yangon on Tuesday, witnesses said, as foreign ministers of neighbouring countries were due to hold talks with the military in an effort to quell deadly violence.
SE Asian ministers prepare for Myanmar talks as crisis intensifies
Reuters, Published on 02/03/2021
» Foreign ministers of Southeast Asian countries prepared for a special meeting with Myanmar's ruling military on Tuesday in an effort to quell deadly violence and open a channel to tackle its escalating political crisis.