Amid continued protests against civil disobedience against the military coup in Myanmar, the Korean Journalists Association (Chairman Kim Dong-hoon) issued a statement supporting the demonstration for democracy in Myanmar. In addition, the Korean Journalists Association condemned the fact that the Myanmar military force closed five media outlets that actively reported on democratization protests and sued reporters, saying it was “pressing media”.
On the 22nd, the Korean Journalists Association released a statement titled’We support the democratization protest in Myanmar. In that statement, the Korean Journalists Association said, “The protests against civil disobedience against the military coup in Myanmar will be on the 50th. As of the 16th, the number of deaths exceeded 120,” he said. In the end, the five media companies that actively reported on the democratization protest were forcibly closed.”
“(Myanmar’s military department) sued 10 reporters from another independent media outlet and detained 12 people without trial. It was a media control measure to calm opposition public opinion,” he said. “I condemn the unjustified Myanmar military’s suppression of the media and send a passionate solidarity to the protests for democratization in Myanmar.”
The Korean Journalists Association said, “Myanmar’s will to defend democracy is hotter than ever.” 30,000 people, including international students, urged attention, cited the meaning of solidarity as revealed by the religious community and civil society, and △donation.
The Korean Journalists Association also reported that domestic and foreign media are showing a movement of condemnation and solidarity for the bloody crackdown in Myanmar. The Associated Press’s photojournalist and five reporters were handcuffed and detained during the protests, and the United States’ Association of Professional Journalists issued a statement to release the arrested reporters.
The Korean Journalists Association said, “The reality that the freedom of the press is threatened in front of a gun knife reminds me of Gwangju in May 1980. We promise to join the citizens’ uprising until the day when Myanmar ends the coup and wins democracy today. do. There is no power over the people. The darkness cannot overcome the light.”
Earlier, on the 3rd, the Korean Film Journalists Association emphasized the need for international solidarity of journalists, saying, “In May Gwangju, the reporters and reporters from other countries such as German reporter Hinzpeter and reporters who risked their lives informed the horror.”
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In addition, the Korean Journalists Association said that the Korean government’s decision to ban the export of military supplies to Myanmar was a “meaning action”. “The Korean government, which achieved democratization against the military dictatorship, supports the democracy of Myanmar and is a weapon that will be used to suppress the violence of the military. It was a natural decision to sanction exports.”
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