Mizzima-Dec 8
Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, urges the military regime of Myanmar to release all media professionals before the proposed multi-phase elections starting on 28 December.
In a press release on 7 December, the forum also insisted on abolishing the new election interference law which continues harassing scribes and social media users in the name of “cracking down against anti-nationals” across the South East Asian nation. PEC says the Buddhist majority country of nearly 55 million people is now witnessing a kind of civil war, where the Min Aung Hlaing-led Tatmadaw continue fighting against pro-democracy armed resistance units and in various battles the government forces face defeats. Almost half of the townships have gone out of military’s control, where the voting will be impossible to conduct. Thus a free, fair and comprehensive election in Myanmar remains elusive under the present political system. In the name of elections, the military rulers have imposed some strict guidelines threatening the mainstream journalists and social media users in Myanmar. PEC’s south and South East Asia representative Nava Thakuria informed that over 200 journalists were detained and imprisoned since the military coup that overthrew the democratically elected Aung San Suu Kyi’s government in 2021. Nearly 50 media professionals are still behind bars across the trouble-torn country. Permits of at least 15 media outlets were cancelled compelling them to work undercover and in exile. Read more at: https://eng.mizzima.com/2025/12/08/28939
