Deported Japanese journalist Yuki Kitazumi, who was arrested last month in Myanmar and held in Yangon’s Insein Prison for his coverage of the anti-junta uprising, speaks to the media after arriving at Tokyo’s Narita Airport on May 14. (AFP)
Deported Japanese journalist Yuki Kitazumi, who was arrested last month in Myanmar and held in Yangon’s Insein Prison for his coverage of the anti-junta uprising, speaks to the media after arriving at Tokyo’s Narita Airport on May 14. (AFP)

Japan should use its clout to help political prisoners, says freed journalist

Japanese journalist and former Insein detainee Yuki Kitazumi says he hopes "the power of the Japanese government that got me released will be used for people in Myanmar".

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