Myanmar journalist jailed for 20 years for cyclone coverage

Sentencing of Sai Zaw Thaike at one-day trial for treason and defamationshows press freedom has been ‘completely quashed’ under junta, editor saysA Myanmar court has sentenced a photojournalist to 20 years in prison with hard labour over his coverage of the aftermath of a deadly cyclone, according to Myanmar Now, the media organisation he worked for.The sentence given to Sai Zaw Thaike, a photographer for the independent online news service, appeared to be the most severe for any jou