Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) (Video Release)
#THAILAND: “We have journalists that are taking risks that are crossing the border, that are bringing first hand account reports”.
As an increasing number of journalists have been forced into exile due to the brutal crackdown on press freedom by the military junta in Myanmar, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is launching the Myanmar Press Freedom Project in Chiang Mai.
Since the coup on 1 February 2021, Myanmar’s military junta has mercilessly cracked down on the press. Seven journalists and press freedom defenders have been executed, and at least 150 have been arrested and imprisoned.
Developed in partnership with Exile Hub, the project aims to provide Myanmar journalists — both in exile and within Myanmar — with equipment such as laptops, mobile phones, solar batteries, and digital security tools, as well as various training to strengthen their capacities.
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