Sai Zaw Thaike, a photojournalist for the independent news website Myanmar Now, works at his desk in Yangon, Myanmar in August 2020. (Myanmar Now via AP) (Uncredited) BANGKOK – An independent online ...

Around 55 journalists are currently in detention or serving jail sentences as the junta continues to impose harsh media restrictions. This statement was originally published on eng.mizzima.com on 13 ...

Exile Hub is one of Global Voices’ partners in Southeast Asia, emerging in response to the 2021 coup in Myanmar, focusing on empowering journalists and human rights defenders. This edited article is ...

Myanmar protestors in Yangon demonstrate against the coup. Dozens of reporters have been detained under the junta’s crackdown – Copyright AFP STR A Japanese ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday urged Myanmar’s Arakan Army to release local reporter Mu Dra, who was recently abducted by the rebel forces. Shawn Crispin, CPJ’s senior Southeast ...

At least 60 journalists remain in jail across the country. This statement was originally published on article19.org on 27 June 2025. ARTICLE 19 made this statement during the enhanced interactive ...

The western region has long been a tinderbox of conflict between the Myanmar military and Arakan Army (AA), a group demanding greater autonomy for the state's ethnic Rakhine people. Clashes have left ...

Danny Fenster was scheduled to appear again in court on July 1, according to Frontier – Copyright Fenster Family/AFP/File – A US journalist detained in Myanmar ...

Two journalists from the international news agency Reuters were jailed in Myanmar on Monday. Wa Lone and Kyaw Seo Oo were found guilty of breaking the Official Secrets Act, for possessing classified ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sai Zaw Thaike, a photojournalist for the independent news website Myanmar Now, works at his desk in Yangon, Myanmar in August ...