Narinjara News, 8 April 2022

At least two journalists from Shan State in Myanmar have been sentenced to two years in prison.

Lwe Am Phaung (21 years old),  a female television correspondent of  Shwe Phi Myay (SPM)news agency was jailed  undersection 505 (a) of the Penal Code by the military
court on 7 April.

Earlier, Khaing Myint Tun alias  Shwe Lin Thit, a journalist from Kyaung Gyi Su ward in Taunggyi town wassentenced to 10 years in prison bythe  court on 5 April, reported SPM news agency.

At the same time, Maing Aung Thet Oo, an associate of Ta'ang Students and Youth Union (TSYU), was alsosentenced to seven years in prison undersection 52 (a) of the anti-terrorism law.

A woman and two men were also sentenced to two years in prison each under section 505 (a) of the PenalCode.

Prior to it, Aung San and May Min Phwe (members of Mountain Support Group based in southern Shan State),Aung Myint Tun (an environmental activist)and a young man were sentenced to prison by a military tribunal on 4 April in connection with the PDF, reported theRFA.

A total of 10 journalists, including four females, were arrested from various parts of Shan State since themilitary coup took place on 1 February2021. Six out of them have been Jailed, while four scribes are facing trial.

(Photo: Thephotos of Lwe Am Phaung andKhaing Myint Tun alias Shwe Lin Thit)