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CPJ mourns death of Australian journalists

August 19, 2011 12:06 PM EDT

New York, August 19, 2011–The deaths of correspondent Paul Lockyer, cameraman John Bean, and pilot Gary Ticehurst of the Australian public broadcaster ABC are a tragic loss, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The three died in a helicopter crash on Thursday while filming in southern Australia.

Australian editor released on bail, faces trial in Burma

March 29, 2011 12:31 PM EDT

New York, March 29, 2011–Ross Dunkley, founder and editor of the Myanmar Times weekly newspaper, was released on bail from a Burmese prison today, according to international news reports. Dunkley, an Australian citizen arrested February 10 amid tense negotiations over the future of the weekly, had been denied several earlier requests for release on bail.

Australian publisher detained in Burma

February 14, 2011 12:55 PM EST

Bangkok, February 14, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned that authorities have detained Ross Dunkley, editor-in-chief and chief executive officer of the Myanmar Times newspaper, on immigration-related charges in Burma.