Two Reuters reporters were awarded a Pulitzer Prize for reports on the trafficking of Rohingya Muslims, days before two Thailand-based journalists will appear in court, where they may face up to seven years in jail for republishing one paragraph of the award-winning work.

The trial of four journalists and the CEO of Unity Weekly journal, charged with violating the State Secrets Act, began on Monday at Pakokku district court.

The arraignment of two journalists based in southern Thailand has been postponed following pleas from rights advocates that charges be dropped.

PEN Myanmar, the newly established Burmese chapter of an international writer’s rights alliance, has publicly condemned the Burmese authorities and religious extremists for harassment and restrictions on literary gatherings.

Shwe Mann asks the Committee for Implementation of the Amendment of the Constitution to review the vote plus referendum requirement for constitutional change, insists that all changes must be finalised six months from 2015 election.

A 4 March court date awaits prominent military-man turned charity-worker Nay Myo Zin. His latest charge comes as a result of an unregistered protest held in the streets of Rangoon in January.