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Journalists Are Being Beaten in Myanmar for Reporting on Military Coup

A number of journalists have been beaten for reporting on the military’s coup.
Journalists Are Being Beaten in Myanmar for Reporting on Military Coup
Journalists in Myanmar are attacked for reporting on the military’s coup. Photo: AFP / SAI AUNG MAIN 

Punched in the face and kicked, Japanese journalist Hiroki Kitazumi staggered out of a pro-military demonstration in Yangon on Monday, one of several reporters roughed up in the aftermath of a coup in Myanmar where press freedom is under threat.