A court has issued a 20-year prison sentence with hard labor to a journalist affiliated with an underground news agency for his reporting on the aftermath of a devastating cyclone.
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The cyclone claimed the lives of at least 148 individuals in Rakhine state, primarily Rohingya Muslims residing in internally displaced persons camps, and resulted in significant structural damage.sentenced a photojournalist for an underground news agency to 20 years in prison with hard labor for his coverage of a deadly May cyclone's aftermath, the media organization said Wednesday.
The proceedings took place inside Insein prison in Yangon, Burma's biggest city, where the photographer was jailed after his arrest. The news agency said Sai Zaw Thaike was allowed no family visits and denied legal representation.
The news service said he was initially indicted on several charges, including under a statute that falls under the general heading of treason but is sometimes referred to as sedition. Other charges included incitement for allegedly causing fear, spreading false news and agitating against a government employee or the military, which carries a maximum prison term of three years.
Myanmar Now said it did not know which charges Wednesday’s conviction covered. Details of political trials are generally closely held by the authorities, and Myanmar Now's report could not be independently confirmed. Some of the media outlets ordered closed have continued operating underground without a license, publishing online as their staff members carry on reporting while trying to avoid arrest. Others operate from exile.The military raided Myanmar Now's office in Yangon a month after the 2021 takeover and some staff members, including chief editor Swe Win, fled criminal charges and went into hiding as authorities had their homes sealed.
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