“Without efforts to unify the Karen there can never be true peace”
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Burma's fourth estate meet in Rangoon
The heavyweight players in Burma’s press arena were in Rangoon on Thursday for a conference on media development.
Unity verdict slammed at home and abroad
Amnesty International said it was a “dark day for freedom of expression” in Burma, while Reporters Sans Frontières referred to the sentencing as a “grave setback for press freedom” in…
Italian town awards honorary citizenship to Unity journalists
Four journalists and the CEO of Unity Weekly are due in court in Monday charged with revealing state secrets; meanwhile an Italian town awards them honorary citizenship for “exceptional and…
Karens conclude ‘unity’ meeting at Lay Wah
The 10th Karen Unity Seminar wraps up on Saturday after three days of talks in Hpa-an focused on bringing together the various competing ethnic Karen factions.
On World Press Freedom Day, how free is the Burmese media?
The Burmese media landscape is blighted by the existence of six imprisoned media workers while the Ministry of Information (MoI) appears driven by an agenda seemingly at odds with a…