The decision marks the end of a four-month ordeal that began when The Voice Daily duo were arrested for a satirical column lampooning Burma’s military.
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The Voice chief editor released on bail
Following more than two months’ detention, The Voice Daily’s chief editor Kyaw Min Swe was released on a 10 million kyats ($7,350) bail by a Rangoon court on Friday morning,…
More legal trouble for The Voice duo over satirical article
A court in Rangoon this week added to the legal woes of the chief editor and a regular satire columnist for The Voice Daily newspaper, accepting a lawsuit brought against…
Defamation case against The Voice satirist dropped, bail denied for chief editor
The author of a satirical article that appeared in a March edition of The Voice Daily was released from police custody on Friday after a court dropped an online defamation…
Court denies bail for The Voice duo facing defamation suit
A court in Rangoon denied bail to the The Voice Daily’s editor-in-chief and a satire columnist for the newspaper on Thursday, with the judge ruling that the defendants’ legal counsel…
Arrest of The Voice pair heaps more scrutiny on 66(d) prosecutions
Media freedom advocates have lashed out at the latest 66(d) suit filed by the Tatmadaw against a satirical columnist.