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– Journalist and editor arrested for defamation in Burma (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News June 9, 2017

The IFJ said: "We demand the immediate release of Swe and Naing and call for the charges to be dropped. Issues such as these should be dealt with by the Press Council and not in the courts."
Source: MEDIA FEED

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