Win Htein

Myanmar Govt Defends Detention of Journalists

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Myanmar’s civilian government on Wednesday defended the detention of three journalists who were reporting on an armed ethnic group, an incident that has fuelled alarm at the erosion of press freedom. The journalists were among seven people detained by the military on Monday as they left a drugs-burning ceremony organised by the Ta’ang National Liberation … Read more

Myanmar Swats Away ‘biased’ UN Abuse Claims

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A close aide to Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday dismissed mounting international pressure over alleged abuses of Rohingya Muslims as “biased and unfair”, despite UN evidence of murder, rape and torture by security forces. The United Nations has said Myanmar troops and police may have committed crimes against humanity during a four-month crackdown … Read more