Myanmar journalist Than Htike Myint sentenced to 5 years in prison for terrorism - Committee to Protect Journalists

Myanmar journalist Than Htike Myint sentenced to 5 years in prison for terrorism - Committee to Protect Journalists

Bangkok, Thailand, May 2, 2025—Myanmar authorities must immediately release Myaelatt Athan news agency journalist Than Htike Myint, who was sentenced to five years in prison on terrorism charges, which are being misused to harass, threaten, and imprison reporters, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. On April 3, a Myanaung Township court in southwest Myanmar convicted Than Htike Myint under Section 52(a) of the Counterterrorism Law …