Interview Lead Story Media News
Tint San, the former CEO of the now defunct Unity Journal, speaks to DVB about media relations with Burma’s current government and the military.
Kokang Latpadaung Lead Story Military News
Burma finally signs the international convention, though it has been accused of using and manufacturing chemical weapons in recent years.
Burma’s opposition leader joins chorus of voices challenging government’s backsliding on media freedom.
Lead Story Media News Politics
Politicians still view free press “as a threat that must be contained,” says Shawn Crispin of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Human Rights Lead Story Media News
The Myanmar Journalists Network met with Information Minister Ye Htut on Tuesday to discuss their concerns about the rising number of legal actions lodged against media employees.
Law Lead Story Magwe Media News
Magwe Regional Court reduces the sentences on five members of the now defunct Unity Journal from ten to seven years, following an appeal.
Lead Story Media News Politics
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 most high-profile of all the current cases against journalists in Burma involves the CEO and four reporters from Unity Weekly who have been charged with violating the State Secrets Act after reporting on a munitions factory in Magwe.
