Govt urged to review terrorism case tried under abolished law
Campaigners are calling for a review of the convictions of 20 Muslims found guilty of terrorism last year under the recently repealed Emergency Provisions Act.
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Parliament abolishes Emergency Provisions Act
Burma has abolished one of the most authoritarian laws used by previous military regimes to silence political opponents, a lawmaker said on Tuesday.
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Emergency Provisions Act endures abolition vote
Critics allege that the act is widely used by the Burmese government to persecute political activists and journalists.
