Feb 13 Watch 7:45 Meet one of the journalists fighting to keep press freedom alive in Myanmar By Kira Kay, Jason Maloney Myanmar’s government continues to crackdown on freedoms after it removed Aung San Suu Kyi, the nation’s democratically elected leader after a coup. Special Correspondent Kira Kay meets one of the journalists risking their life to report on the civil conflict… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch 10:24 Myanmar was expanding freedoms, then came the military coup By Kira Kay, Jason Maloney It’s been nearly a year since a military coup rolled back Myanmar’s fragile democratic progress. With few international efforts for help, citizens at home and abroad have soldered on to fight for their rights. Special Correspondent Kira Kay and producer/videographer… Continue watching
Jan 10 Myanmar's Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prison By Associated Press A legal official says a court in Myanmar has sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison after finding her guilty of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus restrictions. Continue reading
Dec 10 Nationwide 'silent strike' in Myanmar protests military rule By Grant Peck, Associated Press Usually crowded markets were quiet hours before the official start of the strike, which reaffirmed the widespread opposition to the army's rule and its disregard for human rights. Continue reading
Dec 06 Myanmar's elected leader Suu Kyi convicted in widely-criticized trial By Associated Press Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi was convicted of incitement and another charge and sentenced to four years in prison. Continue reading
Nov 30 Myanmar court delays verdict for ousted leader Suu Kyi By Grant Peck, Associated Press The verdict would have been the first for the 76-year-old Nobel laureate since the army seized power on Feb. 1, arresting her and blocking her National League for Democracy party from starting a second term in office. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 4:53 News Wrap: Pfizer seeks emergency use authorization for its pill to treat COVID-19 In our news wrap Tuesday, drug maker Pfizer asked for federal authorization for its pill to treat COVID-19. President Biden traveled to Woodstock, New Hampshire to push his new infrastructure package and social policy agenda. The jury in Kyle Rittenhouse's… Continue watching
Nov 16 U.S. journalist lands in New York after jailed for months in Myanmar By Ted Shafrey, Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press American journalist Danny Fenster, who spent nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar, has arrived in the United States. Fenster was sentenced last week to 11 years of hard labor. Continue reading
Nov 15 U.S. journalist jailed in Myanmar freed after nearly 6 months By Grant Peck, David Rising, Associated Press American journalist Danny Fenster, who was recently sentenced to 11 years of hard labor after spending nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar, has been freed. Continue reading
Nov 12 Myanmar court sentences U.S. journalist to 11 years in jail By Grant Peck, Associated Press A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced U.S. journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison with hard labor, the maximum penalty under three charges, despite calls by the United States and rights groups for his release. Continue reading