EU lawmakers on Thursday condemned the crackdown on media freedom in military-ruled Myanmar and called for the release of 'every unfairly detained journalist.'
At a school in Let Yet Kone village in Tabayin township in the Sagaing region of Myanmar, the day after an airstrike, on Sept. 17, 2022. EU lawmakers on Thursday condemned the crackdown on media freedom in military-ruled Myanmar and called for the release of "every unfairly detained journalist."
"Strongly condemning the military junta's violent and illegitimate rule in Myanmar, MEPs urge it to drop all politically motivated charges against the members of the press and media workers, and unconditionally release every unfairly detained journalist," the EU Parliament said. Htet Htet Khine was sentenced on Sept. 15 to three years' hard labor. On Sept. 27, a court sentenced her to a further three years, with a reduction for time served. She has been in detention since August 2021.
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