Photojournalists cover anti-coup protests in downtown Yangon on February 10. (Steve Tickner)
Photojournalists cover anti-coup protests at Sule Pagoda in downtown Yangon on February 8. (Steve Tickner)

‘Bad things are going to happen’: coup puts media on edge

The junta has not yet arrested journalists en masse, shut down media houses or re-imposed censorship, but Myanmar’s media workers are bracing for the worst.

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