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A police officer is seen beating a student protester in Letpadan on Tuesday. Journalists covering the protest were harassed, attacked, and detained by police. (AP/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Journalists assaulted, detained in Myanmar crackdown

Bangkok, March 12, 2015–Journalists covering a security force clampdown on a student protest in central Myanmar on Tuesday were harassed, attacked, and detained by police, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the assault on and detention of journalists and calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all reporters in police…

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