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Four privately-owned daily newspapers will hit the presses in Burma Monday, after President Thein Sein lifted a restriction in December that allowed only publicly-owned papers to print daily. Thein Sein then allowed publications to apply […]
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A new press law in Britain has bloggers and social media users concerned about increasing regulations and censorship. The law would have the power “to issue harsh sanctions on misbehaving publications, including fines of up […]
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Just weeks after Myanmar announced it would do away with a draconian law that established a media censorship panel, the government introduced legislation that would re-create a “supervisory board” to review and censor the media. Journalists harshly […]
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The Myanmar government has formed a new “supervisory board” that would be tasked with similar responsibilities as the now-dissolved censorship board, reports Irawaddy. The censorship board that was abolished in August required journalists and editors […]
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Myanmar officially dissolved its strict censorship panel on Thursday, according to the Bangkok Post. The move is seen as another effort to move the country towards democracy by loosening restrictions on the press. The censorship […]
