The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network for editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the detention of Japanese freelance journalist Yuki Kitazumi in Myanmar and demanded his immediate release. According to news reports, Yangon-based Kitazumi was detained and taken away from his home in a police vehicle during the […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media managers and leading journalists for press freedom, today vehemently condemned the ongoing repression of journalists in Myanmar as well as the military regime’s brutal crackdown on protests. After two weeks under arrest, Polish photojournalist Robert Bociaga was deported this week from Myanmar. From abroad, […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today vehemently condemned the abduction and apparent detention of BBC Burmese journalist Aung Thura and former Mizzima news reporter Than Htike Aung in Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw. According to media reports, Aung Thura and Than Htike […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, today vehemently condemned a move by Myanmar’s military to forcibly close five independent media organizations and called on the international community to take immediate action to defend press freedom. On March 8 Myanmar’s military junta, which seized power in a […]