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Friday, September 28, 2007

Everyone is a journalist in Myanmar

by Perro de Jong*

28-09-2007

Let the people of Myanmar hear you voice your support:

Hundreds of people have been smuggling out pictures and eyewitness reports of the protests in Myanmar this week. Thanks to the internet and mobile phones they've been able to break the military government's monopoly on information. Now the junta has realised just how important these "citizen journalists" are. From today (Friday), internet access in Myanmar has been shut down.

Read more at Radio Netherlands:
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/bur070928mc