Myanmar journalists who fled to Thailand in 'safe' third country

This handout photo taken and released by Dawei Watch on June 7, 2021 shows protesters making the three-finger salute during a demonstration against the military coup in Dawei. - AFP

Yangon, June 7, 2021 (AFP): Three Myanmar journalists who faced deportation after fleeing to Thailand to escape a military crackdown have been granted asylum in a third country, their employer said Monday.

The journalists, who worked for the news site Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), were arrested along with two Myanmar activists in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai in May and charged with illegal entry.