Three journalists and two activists from Myanmar who fled over the border to Thailand have been arrested for illegal entry and could face possible deportation, according to the reporters’ employer.
Broadcaster DVB (Democratic Voice of Burma) said their lives would be “in serious danger” if they were forced back to Myanmar, where the military took power in a coup on 1 February and has since arrested dozens of journalists.
The junta banned DVB and several other media outlets in March in an attempt to suppress independent coverage of protests against its rule. Despite the risks, journalists have continued to work in hiding, documenting the military’s brutal crackdowns in which 781 people, including 52 children, have been killed.
Since February, 4,916 people have been arrested by the military, according to the advocacy group, Assistance Association for Political Prisoners in Burma….
