Breaking Open Burma - Documentary
By Patricia W. Elliott & Susan Risk
In 1962 General Ne Win announced military rule to the press and walked out of the room. But Burma's journalists never walked away. There was a...
On March 2, 1962, Burma’s General Ne Win held a press conference. After announcing military rule, he walked out of the room. But Burma’s journalists never walked away. There was a story to tell.
“They cannot stop us.” – Sein Win, Mizzima News
Journalists working inside the dictatorship and from exile along the borders share how to defeat 50 years of press censorship, one story at a time. Filmed in Burma and Thailand in 2008, it remains relevant today, as journalists continue to fight for freedom in their homeland.