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On 8 March, DVB—along with four other networks (Myanmar Now, Mizzima News, Khit Thit Media, and 7Day News)—were banned by the junta. [2] The arrests and torture of journalists is an ongoing theme of Burma's 2021 military coup. Thus far, five DVB staff have been detained or arrested following violent abductions performed by the Burmese military.
It was established in August 1998 by a group of Burmese journalists in exile in New Delhi, India. [2]After the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, military junta revoked the operating licenses of Mizzima, and four other media outlets, namely Myanmar Now, Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), Khit Thit Media, and 7Day News, amidst the ongoing protests.
On 9 March 2021, five independent media outlets Mizzima, Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), Khit Thit Media, Myanmar Now and 7Day News were shut down after their licences were revoked by the military; the previous day, Myanmar Now was raided by police, with computers, parts of their data server, and equipment seized. [189]
A number of previously censored independent Myanmar-focused news sites which had been highly critical of Myanmar's ruling regime, such as the Democratic Voice of Burma and Irrawaddy, were suddenly accessible. Following the reduction in online censorship, the head of Myanmar's press censorship department described such censorship as "not in ...
Authorities detained Myanmar Now journalists, including Kay Zone Nwe. [11] [10] On 8 March 2021, soldiers raided the Myanmar Now headquarters, before the military junta revoked operating licenses of Myanmar Now and four other media outlets, namely Mizzima, Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), Khit Thit Media, and 7Day News, amidst the ongoing ...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's foreign minister said he voiced concern about the impact of continuing violence in Myanmar in a meeting on Wednesday with his counterpart from the Southeast Asian nation.
The ban targeted independent broadcasters such as the Democratic Voice of Burma, Mizzima and other ethnic media such as Kachin-based 74 Media and Shan-based Tachileik News Agency. It also affected foreign news channels broadcast through satellites into the country. [47] Myanmar portal; Media of Burma; Cinema of Burma; Literature of Burma; General:
2 July – Thousands of residents are stranded in homes across northern Myanmar due to flooding. [32] 7 July – The Arakan Army seizes control of Thandwe Airport in Rakhine State from the Tatmadaw. [33] 10 July – The Ta'ang National Liberation Army announces the capture of the town of Nawnghkio in Shan State from the Tatmadaw. [34]