Editor and columnist detained on criminal defamation charges in Myanmar
June 5, 2017 11:21 AM ET
Bangkok, June 5, 2017--Authorities in Myanmar should immediately drop criminal defamation charges against Kyaw Min Swe, editor of The Voice newspaper, and Ko Kyaw Zwa Naing, a columnist at the newspaper who writes under the pen name British Ko...
More signs of Myanmar's toughening stance on media
June 26, 2015 3:49 PM ET
Myanmar’s parliament yesterday voted against several constitutional amendments that keep the military’s veto power intact, dealing a blow to hopes for fuller democracy, according to the BBC. And outside the legislature authorities are accelerating the pace at which they undoing...
Journalist killed in military custody in Burma
October 24, 2014 12:19 PM ET
Bangkok, October 24, 2014--Burma's army shot dead freelance reporter Aung Kyaw Naing while the journalist was in military custody, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the journalist's killing, the first in Burma since 2007....
Gambian journalists charged with giving false information
January 14, 2014 5:52 PM ET
Lagos, Nigeria, January 14, 2014--Gambian authorities should drop the charges against two journalists who have been held since Monday on accusations of giving false information, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Burma falters, backtracks on press freedom
June 13, 2013 12:03 AM ET
The media landscape in Burma is more open than ever, as President Thein Sein releases imprisoned journalists and abolishes the former censorship regime. But many threats and obstacles to truly unfettered reporting remain, including restrictive laws held over from...
As censorship wanes, cyberattacks rise in Burma
February 11, 2013 11:29 AM ET
Cyberattacks on news websites and apparent government hacking into journalists' email accounts have raised new questions about the integrity of media reforms in Burma. The New York Times reported on Sunday that several journalists who regularly cover Burma-related news...