{"id":80309,"date":"2021-11-16T13:40:28","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T13:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=80309"},"modified":"2021-11-18T14:11:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T14:11:46","slug":"un-urges-myanmar-to-release-detained-journalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/80309-un-urges-myanmar-to-release-detained-journalists\/","title":{"rendered":"UN urges Myanmar to release detained journalists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/photo_\u06f2\u06f0\u06f2\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f4_\u06f2\u06f1-\u06f0\u06f0-\u06f0\u06f9-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/photo_\u06f2\u06f0\u06f2\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f4_\u06f2\u06f1-\u06f0\u06f0-\u06f0\u06f9-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/photo_\u06f2\u06f0\u06f2\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f4_\u06f2\u06f1-\u06f0\u06f0-\u06f0\u06f9-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/photo_\u06f2\u06f0\u06f2\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f4_\u06f2\u06f1-\u06f0\u06f0-\u06f0\u06f9-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/photo_\u06f2\u06f0\u06f2\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f4_\u06f2\u06f1-\u06f0\u06f0-\u06f0\u06f9-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/photo_\u06f2\u06f0\u06f2\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f4_\u06f2\u06f1-\u06f0\u06f0-\u06f0\u06f9-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>The United Nations has renewed its demands for the Myanmar authorities to release 47 journalists since the military coup in early February, welcoming the release of journalist Danny Finster.<br>This came in a press conference held by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, at the permanent headquarters of the International Organization in New York.<br>&#8220;We welcome reports that Myanmar has released Finster and consider this a positive step,&#8221; Haq said.<br>&#8220;We reiterate our demand for the release of 47 other journalists, including 7 female journalists who are still in detention,&#8221; he added.<br>&#8220;And all these journalists deserve to be free,&#8221; he continued.<br>On Friday, Finster, managing editor of the online magazine Frontier Myanmar, was convicted of publishing false or inflammatory information, contacting illegal organizations and violating visa regulations.<br>The military has been monitoring and cracking down on journalists since the coup. 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