Tag: journalists
Journalists in Myanmar Protest Defamation Law
The law was enacted during the military’s rule in 2013
Over a hundred Journalists met in Myanmar’s Yangon city on June 6th to protest Section 66(d)...
Fox News Reporter in Court, Refused to Reveal Sources
Fox News reporter Jana Winter is in court this week, after refusing to divulge how she received confidential information about Colorado shooter James Holmes.
The...
Ukraine Cautioned Against New Slander Law
Two independent journalist organizations are warning Ukraine against its the introduction of the country's new law criminalizing slander. The country's deputy prosecutor general plans...
Myanmar Installs New Censorship Board
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...
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Surveillance Law
On Tuesday the Supreme Court threw out a case challenging a federal law that allows surveillance of some international communications.
U.S. human rights group, journalists,...
Burma Removes Thousands From Blacklist
Radio Australia | Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright, Aung San Suu Kyi's sons and two dead U.S. congressmen were among 2,082 names...
