Jurist

Myanmar authorities must withdraw new terrorism charges and release detained journalist Htet Aung: CPJ

Myanmar authorities charged detained Development Media Group journalist Htet Aung with terrorism but did not inform his family and lawyers until May, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said ...
Jurist

Committee to Protect Journalists calls for release of Myanmar journalist who wrote about military operation in Arakan State

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent organisation that defends the rights of journalists, called Tuesday for the release of Htet Aung, a Myanmar journalist who had been sentenced ...
IFEX

Journalists Htet Htet Khine and Sithu Aung Myint arrested in Myanmar

The journalists were arrested on 15 August by security forces in Myanmar. Sithu Aung Myint was charged with alleged spreading of 'false news' while Htet Htet Khine was charged with violating the ...
Voice of America

Watchdogs condemn harsh sentences for Myanmar media

The junta in Myanmar is "ruthlessly targeting" staff at an independent media outlet with harsh sentences and arrest warrants, watchdogs say. A court in Rakhine State in late June sentenced Htet Aung, ...