Rights groups on Tuesday released a joint report giving the ruling National League for Democracy government abysmal marks on matters related to press freedom and free expression over the party’s first year in power.
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Four staff members of the Bi-Mon Te Nay news journal stood trial on Monday for charges of causing public alarm and undermining state security.
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The US and UK governments expressed concerns over the recent jailing of the Unity Weekly journalists.
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Lawyers for the executive and reporters of the now-shuttered Unity Weekly news journal requested that their clients be charged under the new Media Law instead of being accused of leaking state secrets.
The publisher of The Sunlight weekly news journal, Yu Naing, has confirmed that the publication has been permanently closed down following a dispute over its editorial integrity.
