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Burmese parliament passes minor changes but no repeal of Article 66(d)
A senior NLD party member said a majority of parliamentarians liked the protection against online criticism the law provided.
Opinion: Suu Kyi’s dilemma over a free press
Aung San Suu Kyi is treating the press in Burma poorly, and that may impede her efforts to democratise the conflict-wrought country.
Prosecution’s military witnesses are no-shows at ‘unlawful association’ hearing
The third hearing in the case of a trio of detained journalists and three civilians on charges of “unlawful association” was held on Friday, with two of the prosecution’s witnesses failing to appear before the court despite being scheduled to do so.
Defendants denied bail in high-profile ‘unlawful association’ trial
Three journalists and three other defendants facing charges under Burma’s Unlawful Associations Act were denied bail Friday at their second hearing in Hsipaw Township, Shan State, where the high-profile case continued and the defendants’ detention stretched into its sixth week.
Journalist Swe Win released on bail
Swe Win was remanded in custody and escorted to Mandalay, where Maha Aung Myay court agreed to release him until his trial begins on 7 August.
Trial underway for journalists accused of unlawful association
The trial of three journalists and three other men accused of “unlawful association” with an ethnic armed group began in earnest on Friday, with a court in Hsipaw Township, Shan State, taking testimony from the case’s plaintiff, an army major.
