yangon human right advocate say press freedom attack myanmar even though decades rule junta tightly control media give way government lead nobel peace laureate aung san suu kyi myanmar detain least 29 journalists 20 months since suu kyi come power since release bail frequency arrest along detention last week two reuters reporters rekindle worry among journalists try cover violence rakhine state many risk add journalists say sonny swe chief executive officer co-founder yangon-based magazine frontier feel move forward go back time freedom press speech december five reporters include reuters pair behind bar reporters wa lone kyaw soe oo work reuters coverage crisis rakhine arrest dec. 12 yangon ministry information say illegally acquire information intention share foreign media face 14 years prison official secrets act myanmar authorities say case nothing press freedom different view base stand ... press freedom myanmar long follow rule regulations kyaw soe director general ministry information tell reuters phone thursday decline comment vibrant domestic media spring since transition military rule begin 2011 pre-publication censorship lift 2012. nevertheless year myanmar rank 131 180 nations press freedom reporters without border bottom third ahead seven countries region cambodia thailand malaysia singapore brunei laos vietnam authorities continue exert pressure media even intervene directly get editorial policies change reporters without border say report year kyaw zwa moe editor irrawaddy english edition say commentary last week myanmar press freedom invisible line one know line unseen touch cross finish write although myanmar de facto leader suu kyi force share power military run security-related ministries police suppression media harden right group say since october 2016 rohingya muslim militants attack security post rakhine state trigger military crackdown right group say include kill rape arson strike insurgents aug. 25 military campaign intensify touch mass exodus rohingya bangladesh 800,000 live refugee camp local journalists say report independently rakhine state due harassment threats authorities local people foreign reporters deny access conflict zone moe myint 29-year-old journalist online news site irrawaddy hear arrest first think could police find carry controversial document say deliberate arrest order muzzle media coverage conflict northern rakhine phil robertson deputy asia director new york-based human right watch say suu kyi show scant understand role independent press play democracy ethnic cleanse rakhine state make government even intolerant say suu kyi spokesman zaw htay decline comment myanmar press freedom tell reuters sunday reporters protect rule law myanmar deny allegations security force rakhine reject charge unite nations unite state others campaign ethnic cleanse wag rohingya authorities accuse international media put fake news right abuse rakhine work hand-in-glove insurgents october last year spokesman zaw htay single english-language newspaper myanmar time special investigations editor fiona macgregor criticism facebook page days late macgregor write report allege gang rape soldier sack paper contact week macgregor decline add comment make interview reuters last year say unacceptable representatives democratically elect government would use social media bully tactics suppress stories zaw htay say time sorry fire say highlight reach reliable source lead one-sided news article base unreliable source right monitor say erosion press freedoms limit coverage rakhine crisis since april 2016 21 journalists charge arrest telecommunications law broadly prohibit use telecommunications network extort defame disturb intimidate critics say use curb criticism authorities report corruption suu kyi spokesman respond reuters request comment reuters arrest myanmar reporters fear 'it could 've