Unity verdict slammed at home and abroad
Amnesty International said it was a “dark day for freedom of expression” in Burma, while Reporters Sans Frontières referred to the sentencing as a “grave setback for press freedom” in the country.
Amnesty International said it was a “dark day for freedom of expression” in Burma, while Reporters Sans Frontières referred to the sentencing as a “grave setback for press freedom” in the country.
Four journalists and the CEO of Unity Weekly are due in court in Monday charged with revealing state secrets; meanwhile an Italian town awards them honorary citizenship for “exceptional and humanitarian reasons”.