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– Proposed changes to Burmese Telecommunications Law fail to protect free expression (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News July 14, 2017

ARTICLE 19 finds the proposed revision to Article 66(d) of the proposed Telecommunications Law will not bring an end to the threat of criminal sanctions for legitimate expression in Burma.
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