Military drops charges against journalists

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The Myanmar Army (Tatmadaw) will no longer pursue controversial defamation charges against international news agency Reuters and the Irrawaddy News. The Myanmar Press Council announced that the military has abandoned its plan to sue Reuters and an Ir

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Myanmar ranks lowest in years for press freedom

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Myanmar slipped one spot lower, to 138th, in the Reporters Without Borders (RWB) 2019 World Press Freedom Index. It is Myanmar’s lowest ranking since 2013 in the self-styled “press freedom barometer,” which is based on surveys of me

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Time's 'Person of Year' goes to journalists, including Reuters pair

Jailed Reuters journalists listed among Time’s “Person of the Year”

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Ko Wa Lone and Ko Kyaw Soe Oo, the two jailed Reuters journalists are among those chosen by Time Magazine for their “Person of the Year”, as the famed publication recognized journalists around the world. Other two people were listed, one being M

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