Myanmar journalist Myat Thu Kyaw seriously injured in alleged prison assault

Bangkok, January 28, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the alleged physical abuse of imprisoned Myanmar journalist Myat Thu Kyaw at Yangon’s Insein Prison and calls on authorities to immediately release him on humanitarian grounds. Prison authorities orchestrated an assault on Myat Thu Kyaw and three other political prisoners using members of an incarcerated … Continue reading Myanmar journalist Myat Thu Kyaw seriously injured in alleged prison assault