1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgErik Crouchhttps://cpj.org/author/ecrouch/Myanmar military sues The Irrawaddy for criminal defamation over conflict coverage - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="CYS4atkiVQ"><a href="https://cpj.org/2019/04/myanmar-military-sues-the-irrawaddy-for-criminal-d/">Myanmar military sues The Irrawaddy for criminal defamation over conflict coverage</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2019/04/myanmar-military-sues-the-irrawaddy-for-criminal-d/embed/#?secret=CYS4atkiVQ" width="600" height="338" title="“Myanmar military sues The Irrawaddy for criminal defamation over conflict coverage” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="CYS4atkiVQ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/rt_myanmar_04-25-2019.jpg750501Bangkok, April 25, 2019 -- Myanmar's military should drop its criminal defamation case against independent news outlet The Irrawaddy over its coverage of the conflict in the country's Rakhine state, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.