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Coverage dated September 5, 2023 to September 6, 2023

Myanmar Junta Jails Journalist for 20 Years

Headline from Voice of America

Myanmar Now photojournalist Sai Zaw Thaike faces hefty sentence with hard labor over coverage of devastating cyclone

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Myanmar jails journalist for 20 years over cyclone reporting – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Photojournalist Sai Zaw Thaike has been unfairly sentenced to 20 years, his employer says. Myanmar's junta has been cracking down on the press since it seized complete control in 2021.

  2. Fox News

    Burmese photojournalist receives 20-year prison sentence for reporting on cyclone aftermath (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A court has issued a 20-year prison sentence with hard labor to a journalist affiliated with an underground news agency for his reporting on the aftermath of a devastating cyclone.

  3. The Republic

    A Myanmar journalist gets a 20-year sentence for reporting on cyclone's aftermath, news site says (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Myanmar sentenced a photojournalist for an underground news agency to 20 years in prison with hard labor for his coverage of a deadly May cyclone’s aftermath, the media organization said Wednesday.

  4. The Guardian

    Myanmar journalist jailed for 20 years for cyclone coverage (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Sentencing of Sai Zaw Thaike at one-day trial for treason and defamation shows press freedom has been ‘completely quashed’ under junta, editor says

  5. Al Jazeera

    Myanmar jails photojournalist for 20 years on first day of closed trial (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Sai Zaw Thaike was arrested in the western state of Rakhine while covering the aftermath of Cyclone Mocha.

  6. Voice of America

    Myanmar Junta Jails Journalist for 20 Years (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Myanmar Now photojournalist Sai Zaw Thaike faces hefty sentence with hard labor over coverage of devastating cyclone

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