Nava J Thakuria
Geneva: Freelance photojournalist Ko Soe Naing died lately under the Myanmar military custody and thus the young scribe becomes the first media-victim in the country (also known as Burma or Brahmadesh) after the 1 February 2021 military coup that deposed the democratically elected Aung San Suu Kyi...
Nava J Thakuria
Geneva: Three ethnic Shan journalists along with a civilian were imprisoned for three years recently by a military court in Myanmar for spreading misinformation about the regime in Naypyidaw. Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, deplores the sentences and urges the military...
Nava J Thakuria
Geneva: As the year approaches its end, Myanmar continues to be an unsafe country for journalists in particular and pro-democracy activists in general. Soon after the military coup on 1 February last, the south-east Asian nation witnessed the detention of over 120 media workers among whom at...
The Global Naga Forum initiated and carried out the Shilloi Relief & Peace mission (Nov. 6 - 8) for Nagas in Myanmar who are living in conditions of extreme deprivation, even of basic needs like food , medicines and warm clothes. Many lack proper housing, some are made to...