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Attacked
December 3
Myo Thant, Yomiuri Shimbun, ATTACKED, HARASSED
Police beat Thant, a news assistant for the Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun, while he was covering student demonstrations in Rangoon. Thant had passed through a blockade after receiving permission to do so, but police clubbed him repeatedly anyway, on the head and back. The beating continued after Thant identified himself as a journalist and showed his press card. Military authorities then took Thant to Yangon military district headquarters, where he was held for four hours. He had to be hospitalized for five days after his release.
December 7
Shigefumi Takasuka, Yomiuri Shimbun, ATTACKED, HARASSED
Takasuka, a Bangkok-based reporter for the Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun, was beaten by police and soldiers and detained for questioning during student protests in Rangoon. Authorities arrested more than 250 people during the demonstrations. Despite Takasuka's repeated assertions that he was a journalist, police and soldiers wielding clubs struck him about 10 times on the head and body, causing serious bruising. Officers of the military intelligence department questioned Takasuka for two-and-a-half hours.
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