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Outrage at Myanmar crackdown on press

In her first day on the job, U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet took on Myanmar’s government and defended the right to press freedom.

By Arete News - September 3, 2018

Myanmar authorities at a high-level U.N. visit (AN/John Heilprin)

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