Officials in Burma have unexpectedly announced that a group of journalists – five local and five foreign – will be able to cover the trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Read more here. Meanwhile Reporters Without Borders has reported clampdowns on internet usage in the country. Read more here
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Reporters ‘can cover Burma trial’
Officials in Burma have unexpectedly announced that a group of journalists – five local and five foreign – will be able to cover the trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Read more here. Meanwhile Reporters Without Borders has reported clampdowns on internet usage in the country. Read more here
20 May 09
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Major new global free expression index sees UK ranking stumble across academic, digital and media freedom
A major new global ranking index tracking the state of free expression is published today
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Maldives: Journalist stabbed
A prominent journalist in the Maldives is in a critical condition in hospital after being stabbed in the neck. Ismail “Hilath” Rasheed ...