Why Are Muslims Being Targeted in Myanmar?

REPORTERS AGAINST POWER — Myanmar | Journalism, Democracy & the Fight for Truth

What happens when telling the truth can put a journalist in prison?

In this episode of Reporters Against Power, we travel to Myanmar during a historic election, where independent journalists and citizen reporters risk their safety to document political change, government abuses, ethnic conflict, and threats to democracy.

At the center of the story is the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), a small but powerful independent news organization operating under enormous pressure. Using smartphones, social media, citizen journalists, and innovative broadcasting technology, DVB creates a nationwide network capable of reporting events almost as they happen.

The documentary explores:

• The struggle for press freedom in Myanmar
• Journalists working under government pressure and censorship
• How DVB used citizen journalism during the elections
• The risks faced by reporters covering ethnic and religious conflict
• The persecution and displacement of the Rohingya Muslim population
• Buddhist nationalism and the rise of anti-Muslim sentiment
• The relationship between journalism, democracy, and accountability
• Why winning an election does not necessarily solve a country’s deepest conflicts

As Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD moves toward a historic electoral victory, a larger question remains: Can democracy survive without a free and independent press?

For the journalists of DVB, reporting is more than a profession. It is a way of challenging power, documenting history, and giving ordinary people a voice.

Reporters Against Power explores the journalists around the world who work on the front lines of democracy, often at extraordinary personal risk.

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