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Imprisoned journalists in Burma

September 20, 2011 12:00 AM ET

Published September 20, 2011Burma has a long record of jailing independent journalists, ranking among the world’s five worst jailers of the press for four consecutive years, CPJ research shows. Journalists are typically charged with violating the country’s censorship laws,...

Burmese editor sentenced to 13 years in prison

October 22, 2010 12:27 PM ET

Bangkok, October 22, 2010--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the 13-year prison sentence handed down last week by a Burmese court to Nyi Nyi Tun, editor of the Kandarawaddy news publication....