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    Rangoon media rally in support of imprisoned journalists
    June 30, 2017in Lead Story, Media, News256by YE MON
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    Rangoon media rally in support of imprisoned journalists

    The protesting journalists also launched a signature campaign, calling for the repeal of Article 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law.

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    2,500 Burmese migrant workers deported
    June 30, 2017in Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News73by NAW NOREEN / DVB
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    2,500 Burmese migrant workers deported

    Thailand’s caretaker Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has reacted to the crisis, attempting to loosen the harsh law that spurred the exodus.

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    Burma says it will refuse entry to UN investigators probing Rohingya abuses
    June 30, 2017in Arakan, Human Rights, Lead Story, News, Rohingya4by REUTERS
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    Burma says it will refuse entry to UN investigators probing Rohingya abuses

    Burma will refuse entry to members of a United Nations probe focusing on allegations of killings, rape and torture by security forces against Rohingya Muslims, an official said on Friday.

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    As defamation cases grow, cartoonists face self-censorship and rejection
    June 30, 2017in Lead Story, Media, News94by EI CHERRY AUNG / MYANMAR NOW
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    As defamation cases grow, cartoonists face self-censorship and rejection

    Burmese cartoonists weren’t always so worried about the potential repercussions of what they draw, but a spike in online defamation cases under the current government of Aung San Suu Kyi…

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    Burmese migrants leave Thailand as police crackdown intensifies
    June 30, 2017in Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News12by NANG MYA NADI / DVB
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    Burmese migrants leave Thailand as police crackdown intensifies

    Acting on a stringent new labour law, Thai police are leading a crackdown on Burmese migrant workers.

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    Questions raised over arrest of journalists
    June 29, 2017in Lead Story, Media, News49by YE MON
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    Questions raised over arrest of journalists

    Several prominent voices claim the arrest of the three Burmese reporters was unlawful or unconstitutional.

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