![]() His early policies relaxed restrictions and abolished the pre-publication censorship regulation.Īround that time Kean was working for Myanmar Times, one of the country’s oldest privately owned English-language newspapers. Those restrictions started to ease in 2011, when Thein Sein was elected as the first civilian Prime Minister in nearly half a century. Access to independent news websites was blocked, visas to foreign media were seldom granted and the few privately owned media operations had to submit content for review before publication. ![]() Under the last period of military rule, the country was deemed one of the most censored places globally. But some say the country never enjoyed real press freedom, even under Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy government. Rights groups including Reporters Without Borders (RSF) say the coup has put media freedom back a decade. Military spokesperson Zaw Min Tun has previously said that the military “respects press freedom” and arrests only journalists who incite unrest. The junta has said it is acting to bring stability. One of his own team-American journalist Danny Fenster-was jailed for nearly six months.īyond revoking licenses and arrests, the military cut access to internet and amended a telecommunications law to allow for prison sentences. ![]() “Since then, more have been banned, more journalists have been arrested and it’s been downhill since then, gradually more difficult, month by month,” said Kean. Myanmar Military Strips Five Media Companies of Licenses
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