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The military has also revoked the licences of five media companies. Last Friday, Aung Thura was taken away with another reporter, Than Htike Aung, who works for the local news organisation Mizzima.

Aung Thura was taken away by men in plain clothes while reporting outside a court in the capital, Nay Pyi Taw. The BBC said in a statement that it was extremely concerned and called on the ...