The new government has tried to silence independent news media by withdrawing their licenses and by arresting journalists. An unofficial tally kept by Myanmar journalists says of 88 journalists who were arrested after February’s military takeover, 49 have been released, including 14 on Wednesday. In June, a court released US journalist Nathan Maung, who was arrested in March while working for Kamayut Media, a local online news platform. “The Myanmar junta’s continued detention of journalist Danny Fenster is outrageous and unacceptable. “And what better example of that than all the guys in U2?”Bryan Fenster said he was able to speak to his brother on the phone this week — their first conversation since Danny Fenster was detained.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 02, 2021 08:37 UTC