But for many civil rights activists who had called for parliament to repeal the Telecommunications Act, lawmakers have failed to tackle the issue.
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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.
Burmese magazine publisher killed in his office
Police said the victim’s body was discovered lying in a chair in his Rangoon office on Sunday after neighbours reported a rotten odour.
Sweden celebrates 250 years of press freedom
On 2 December 1766, the Swedish Riksdag adopted the world’s first Freedom of the Press Act.
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…
Poet to walk free, but not happy with verdict
The case highlights the limits of control that Suu Kyi’s government, elected in November on pledges of democratization, has over the government where the military plays an outsized political role.