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Responding to news of the arrest of five individuals from Myanmar, including three journalists from the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) news outlet, by the Thai authorities in Chiang Mai on 9 May, Amnesty International\u2019s Deputy Regional Director for Campaigns, Ming Yu Hah<\/strong>, said: 
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\u201cIt is imperative that the Thai authorities do not forcibly return these individuals to Myanmar. To do so would place them at real risk of arbitrary arrest and detention, torture and other ill-treatment, and death. 
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Background <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a statement from DVB\u2019s Editor-in-Chief, Aye Chan Naing, three senior DVB journalist and two activists were arrested by Thai police on Sunday 9 May in Chiang Mai (Thailand). They were reporting the anti-coup protests in Myanmar until 8 March, the day the military authorities revoked DVB\u2019s TV license. Amnesty International has confirmed that the five are currently in police custody. 

Since the military coup on 1 February, the Myanmar military has also revoked media licenses of several other media outlets and dozens of journalists are currently in arbitrary detention, facing charges or fearing arrest. Many more have gone into hiding. 

Amnesty International opposes refoulement<\/em>, which <\/em>is prohibited under international law, in all cases without exception. Non-refoulement<\/em> is an international legal principle that prohibits the transfer of individuals to another country or jurisdiction where they would face a real risk of serious human rights violations or abuses. It is part of customary international law, making it binding upon all states regardless of whether they ratified the relevant treaties.

Contact: press@amnesty.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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