At least 11 journa­lists have been arrest­ed in Myanma­r this yearYANGON: Two Myanmar journalists working for an international newswire who have not been heard from since they were arrested last week should be immediately released, the EU demanded Tuesday. The allegations are highly sensitive in Myanmar, where authorities have denied any abuse but blocked access to the conflict zone. The journalists were arrested after accepting a dinner invitation from police officers on the outskirts of Yangon. At least 11 journalists have been arrested in Myanmar this year, despite hopes Suu Kyi’s civilian government would usher in a new era of freedom in the former junta-run nation. “The latest arrests have further terrified many journalists in the country,” said Swe Win, a prominent Myanmar reporter who was detained earlier this year and is fighting his own online defamation case.

Source: The Express Tribune December 19, 2017 12:22 UTC