The Monday conviction of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have triggered protests country-wide, with media denouncing the sentence of seven years jail time with hard labour.
Tag: freedom of expression
NLD hammered for lack of progress on freedom of expression
Rights groups on Tuesday released a joint report giving the ruling National League for Democracy government abysmal marks on matters related to press freedom and free expression over the party’s…
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.
Film ban a blow to 'dignity', says festival organiser
“Our mission is a society of dignity, but I feel that our mission has failed,” said Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi, who established the Human Rights Human Dignity International Film…
Parliament media ban slammed by critics
Observers of press freedom in Burma have slammed the government for implementing a total ban on members of the media from entering the country’s parliament.
Htin Lin Oo sentence ‘appalling’
The sentencing of writer and former-National League for Democracy (NLD) member Htin Lin Oo to two years’ imprisonment has been met with criticism from international and domestic observers.