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    Censorship via Telecoms Law ‘defamation’ rises under NLD: report
    December 12, 2017in Lead Story, Media, News525by COCONUTS YANGON
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    Censorship via Telecoms Law ‘defamation’ rises under NLD: report

    Burma’s notorious online defamation law remains the tool of choice for powerful people in the country who seek to punish those who are trying to hold them accountable, and the…

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    Calls grow to drop case against Eleven Media
    November 16, 2016in Lead Story, Media, News187by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    Calls grow to drop case against Eleven Media

    A lawsuit against the Eleven Media Group should be dropped immediately, according to right groups calling on Burma’s government to reform restrictive media laws.

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    Man gets prison for Facebook insults
    November 11, 2016in Lead Story, Media, News240by NAW NOREEN / DVB
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    Man gets prison for Facebook insults

    Hla Phone, who was accused of posting insulting images and comments on Facebook, was found guilty of violating Article 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law.

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    Information Minister urges careful reporting
    November 8, 2016in Arakan, Lead Story, Media, News202by DVB
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    Information Minister urges careful reporting

    Speaking at a conference on media development in Naypyidaw, Information Minister Pe Myint urges the media to use caution when reporting sensitive news.

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    Facebook insult case set to go to trial
    August 23, 2016in Human Rights, Lead Story, News108by REUTERS
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    Facebook insult case set to go to trial

    The case against Hla Phone, who is accused of posting insulting images of Burma’s military chief and former president Thein Sein on Facebook, is based on a controversial telecommunications law.

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    HRW to govt: Drop laws curbing free speech
    June 30, 2016in Human Rights, Lead Story, Media, News167by REUTERS
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    HRW to govt: Drop laws curbing free speech

    A new report by Human Rights Watch notes that lawsuits and arrests aimed at curtailing free speech have continued under the NLD government.

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