In this file photo taken on Feb 9, 2021, protesters wear wet weather gear to protect against police water cannon as they take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon. - AFP
LOS ANGELES/YANGON, Aug 16 (Variety.com-Reuters): The Directors' Guild of Japan has called on authorities in Myanmar to release filmmaker Maung Thein Dan. He has been detained and jailed pending a trial.
Myanmar was wracked by a military coup on Feb 1, 2021 which toppled the civilian government of Ang San Suu Kyi. The army has since mounted a brutal crackdown that notably involves control of most media within the country, the arrest of celebrities, and other efforts to eliminate dissent.
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