Welcome, everybody, to our session on the global state of the free press. This particular meeting is focused on Myanmar.
We have two witnesses with us, both by teleconference.
The first is Ko Ko Naing from the Los Angeles Rohingya Association. He's a founding member of that association and serves as its community and public relations manager. He is Rohingya, and he claimed political asylum in the United States and became an American citizen in 2010.
Also with us is Daniel Bastard, head of the Asia-Pacific desk at Reporters Without Borders.
He will be testifying today. He has more than 15 years of experience in diverse media in Europe, the Americas and Asia.
We will ask each of you to give your remarks, starting with Monsieur Bastard.
Mr. Bastard, the floor is yours for 10 minutes, after which, we will move into the question and answer portion.