Myanmar has charged six journalists, including a correspondent for the Associated Press, with violating the public order as the country’s authorities step up their campaign to silence media coverage of pro-democracy protests. The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today repeated its call on […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the latest arrests of journalists covering protests in Myanmar and called for an end to all attacks on media in the country.  Protests in Myanmar have intensified since the military coup and last weekend saw […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today vehemently condemned the arrests of journalists in Myanmar as the country’s military cracks down on growing protests. According to news reports at least five journalists were arrested by security forces in the northern part of the […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the harassment of journalists covering protests amid Myanmar’s military coup d’état and called on the authorities to immediately restore internet services. According to news reports, several journalists were attacked while covering protests in Yangon, the […]