Japanese freelancer Yuki Kitazumi at an anti-coup protest in Yangon in early February. (Facebook / Yuki Kitazumi)
Japanese freelancer Yuki Kitazumi at an anti-coup protest in Yangon in early February. (Facebook / Yuki Kitazumi)

Japanese journalist charged in Yangon over ‘fake news’

Freelance reporter Yuki Kitazumi was arrested last month and charged on Monday – World Press Freedom Day – with spreading “fake news”, according to Kyodo news agency.

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