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Myanmar Court Frees Student Activists After Aung San Suu Kyi Pledge
A Myanmar court today freed dozens of jailed students, in the first wave of detainee releases after Aung San Suu Kyi pledged to make releasing activists and political prisoners the first priority of her new government.
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Myanmar Court Prosecutes Woman for Facebook Posting
A court in Myanmar has declined to drop a charge against a young woman accused of poking fun at Myanmar's army chief on Facebook, highlighting the challenges faced by the former dictatorship as it grapples with a social media explosion and other newfound freedoms of expression.
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Activists Outraged as Myanmar Jails Writer for Buddhist Insults
A Myanmar court sentenced a writer to two years in jail and hard labour on Tuesday for insulting Buddhism, his lawyer said, a verdict derided by activists as a blow to free speech and religious tolerance.
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Myanmar Jails 2 Journalists for Defamation
A Myanmar court has jailed two reporters for two months for defamation, a newspaper editor said today, in a case likely to raise concern about a reform programme after half a century of strict military rule.
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Myanmar Jails Three Journalists for Leadership Report
A Myanmar court has sentenced a media owner, publisher and three journalists to two years in prison in the latest ruling to raise concerns about press freedoms in the country emerging from military rule.
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Myanmar Court Frees Student Activists After Aung San Suu Kyi Pledge
A Myanmar court today freed dozens of jailed students, in the first wave of detainee releases after Aung San Suu Kyi pledged to make releasing activists and political prisoners the first priority of her new government.
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Myanmar Court Prosecutes Woman for Facebook Posting
A court in Myanmar has declined to drop a charge against a young woman accused of poking fun at Myanmar's army chief on Facebook, highlighting the challenges faced by the former dictatorship as it grapples with a social media explosion and other newfound freedoms of expression.
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Activists Outraged as Myanmar Jails Writer for Buddhist Insults
A Myanmar court sentenced a writer to two years in jail and hard labour on Tuesday for insulting Buddhism, his lawyer said, a verdict derided by activists as a blow to free speech and religious tolerance.
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Myanmar Jails 2 Journalists for Defamation
A Myanmar court has jailed two reporters for two months for defamation, a newspaper editor said today, in a case likely to raise concern about a reform programme after half a century of strict military rule.
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Myanmar Jails Three Journalists for Leadership Report
A Myanmar court has sentenced a media owner, publisher and three journalists to two years in prison in the latest ruling to raise concerns about press freedoms in the country emerging from military rule.
