1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgErik Crouchhttps://cpj.org/author/ecrouch/Myanmar army files criminal defamation complaint against Reuters over Rohingya killing report - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="RNLUSqVUNS"><a href="https://cpj.org/2020/03/myanmar-army-files-criminal-defamation-complaint-a/">Myanmar army files criminal defamation complaint against Reuters over Rohingya killing report</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2020/03/myanmar-army-files-criminal-defamation-complaint-a/embed/#?secret=RNLUSqVUNS" width="600" height="338" title="“Myanmar army files criminal defamation complaint against Reuters over Rohingya killing report” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="RNLUSqVUNS" 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/2020/03/rt_myanmar_03-10-2020_rs.jpg750500Bangkok, March 10, 2020 -- The Myanmar army should drop its criminal defamation complaint against the Reuters news agency and should stop using legal threats to intimidate the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.