ဖော်ပြချက်/အကြောင်းအရာ:
"Despite many difficulties,
Burmese journalists inside
Burma and abroad have in
recent weeks covered two
events of great importance for the
country: the 7 November general elections
and Aung San Suu Kyi?s release
six days later. The military authorities
sent contradictory signals about their
intentions as regards media freedom.
The undemocratic elections were marked
by censorship, arrests of journalists
and other obstacles, but Burmese
newspapers were able to interview the
various candidates during the campaign.
The privately-owned media and
foreign correspondents were initially
allowed to talk about Suu Kyi?s release,
until more than 10 publications were
disciplined by the Press Scrutiny Board
and the surveillance of foreign reporters
was stepped up.
The military junta and the members of
the newly-elected parliament can now
choose either to pursue the repressive
policies or to initiate a process in which
more space is given to basic freedoms.
We urge the Burmese authorities to
seize the opportunity to respond to the
various calls from neighbouring countries
and ASEAN ?s secretary general for
more freedom of expression. The international
community must also press
the authorities to show more tolerance
and must support the media inside and
outside the country that are trying to
push back censorship.
With the help of its partner organization,
the Burma Media Association,
Reporters Without Borders followed
the work of the Burmese press and
foreign reporters during this historic
month of November. A Reporters Without
Borders representative went to
Burma before the elections to evaluate
the situation. Despite the censorship,
surveillance and obstruction, the Burmese
media managed to offer their
readers, listeners and viewers a variety
of reports and analyses that has been
without precedent since the 1990 elections.
Reporters Without Borders also
wanted to learn more about the impact
in Burma of the so-called exile media
such as Democratic Voice of Burma. A
poll and a survey recently carried out
in Burma confirm the popularity of the
radio and TV stations that broadcast in
Burmese from abroad. In the poll, 2,950
people in eight provinces were questioned
about how they get their news..."
ရင်းမြစ်:
Reporters Without Borders
Date of Publication:
2010-12-22
Date of entry:
2010-12-30
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
အကြောင်းအရာ/အမျိုးအစား:
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