Myanmar Independent Press Council

Defending media freedom. Independent of government, media outlets, and other institutions, including the military.

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Recognising #Myanmar journalists on International #RightToTruthDay

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အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာအမှန်တရားနေ့တွင် မြန်မာ သတင်းသမားများကိုအသိအမှတ်ပြုခြင်း

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Myanmar Independent Press Council: Statement

Recognising #Myanmar journalists on International #RightToTruthDay

"We applaud journalists and media outlets"

အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာအမှန်တရားနေ့တွင် မြန်မာ သတင်းသမားများကိုအသိအမှတ်ပြုခြင်း

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #MIPC #PressFreedom

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How? We identified 3 tweets where the attached #GNLM image threatened “consequences” for protesters, medics and @cvdom2021. We told Twitter that in the current #Myanmar context “consequences” = violence. They were therefore in violation of Twitter’s T&Cs. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Our first act as the #Myanmar Independent Press Council was to takedown the Ministry of Information @Myanmar_MOI Twitter account which had been publishing this disinformation and threats of violence by the State media.

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #MIPC #PressFreedom

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Why? The MOI runs TV and newspapers. It therefore has responsibilities to defend their freedom to tell the truth. But they were producing harmful disinformation and clear threats of violence. Media should debate “truth” but threatening violence is completely unacceptable.

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This is the Twitter account of the newly-established #Myanmar Independent Press Council (#MIPC)🎉

We are independent of government, media outlets, and other institutions, including the military. Our role is to defend #MediaFreedom.

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