Swe Win (centre), chief editor of Myanmar Now online media, talks to police officers at the Myanmar Journalist Network office in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 15, 2017. Swe Win, chief editor of news agency Myanmar Now, was detained at Yangon's airport on Sunday evening, raising concerns about freedom of expression in the country, where four other prominent journalists have been detained in recent months. Swe Win is charged with infringing the controversial Article 66(d) of Myanmar's telecommunications law over a Facebook post that cited criticism of Wirathu, the Mandalay monk infamous for fierce anti-Muslim rhetoric. The renowned investigative reporter, who has written critically about Buddhist nationalism in Myanmar, planned to fly to Bangkok but return a day later, his lawyer said. Swe Win "should be in a newsroom, not behind bars," said Matthew Smith, co-founder of advocacy group Fortify Rights, adding that the situation for journalists in Myanmar was "definitely worsening".

Source: Bangkok Post July 31, 2017 10:41 UTC