– Burma: One lawsuit, three dangers to media freedom (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News May 19, 2017

The Burmese Army's filing of criminal charges against The Voice Daily newspaper editor and a satirist is an alarming and emblematic example of the threats to press freedom and freedom of expression in the country.
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