Burma’s new media law has come up for debate before parliament. Some rights groups say the law is a significant step backward for a country that only recently banned censorship. The proposed law could make life more difficult for journalists. …
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Media Censorship: Vietnam on Media ‘Risk List’
Vietnam is one of the top 10 countries in the world where press freedom suffered the most setbacks during 2012, a leading media advocacy group said this week, citing stepped-up imprisonment of journalists as a reason for the decline.…
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Supports Easing US Sanctions
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says there is a “great eagerness” in her country for U.S. sanctions to be removed. AIn a Tuesday speech in Washington, she said U.S. relations with Burma should be based on accountability. “I…
Media Censorship: Burma Ends Censorship
The Burmese government announced on Monday the lifting—after 50 years—of direct censorship of print media, removing requirements that journalists submit articles on religion or politics for government review before publication. Private daily newspapers remain banned, though, and regulations against publishing…
Tagged with: Burma, censorship, Monday, Politics of Burma, Press Scrutiny and Registration Division, Thein Sein, Tint Swe, Yangon
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Posted in Media Censorship
Burma: Censorship Abolished In ‘Months’
The head of Burma’s censorship board says a law has been drafted and is awaiting approval. Burma’s censorship chief insisted Wednesday that the country’s censorship board will be abolished in “a matter of months,” despite recent reports of a rollback…
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Political Censorship: Britain to Maintain Sanctions Until Burma Frees Political Prisoners
British Foreign Secretary William Hague, on a visit to Burma, says European Union economic sanctions will not change until authorities release all political prisoners. The top British diplomat made the comments after holding separate meetings with democracy leader Aung San…
Burma Celebrates Independence Amid Criticism
Burma is marking the 64th anniversary of its independence from Britain Wednesday, amid criticism that the government’s recent clemency program is not doing enough for political prisoners. President Thein Sein, in a statement commemorating independence day, praised the military’s role…
Censorship Easing In Burma
By Tyler Chapman In a reporter’s notebook, Tyler Chapman writes that journalists are pleased, but they know that restrictions can be reimposed at any time. The editor of True News, one of Rangoon’s weekly newspapers, decided recently to test the…
Tagged with: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, censorship, Myanmar, Radio Free Asia, Suu Kyi, Thein Sein, Voice of America
Posted in Free Speech, Government Control, Media Censorship
Posted in Free Speech, Government Control, Media Censorship
Skepticism Meets Burma’s Prisoner-Release Plan
Burma has announced it will release thousands of prisoners as part of a general amnesty amid indications that political prisoners could be among those set free. A leading rights group has dismissed the news, though, as a ploy that shows…
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Posted in Human Rights, Political Censorship
Posted in Human Rights, Political Censorship
Burma Censorship Chief Calls for Press Freedom
The chief of Burma’s state censorship body has called for press freedom in the repressive nation, even suggesting his own department should be shut down. Tint Swe, director of the Press Scrutiny and Registration Department, told Radio Free Asia Friday…
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Posted in Human Rights, Internet Censorship, Political Censorship
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