Burma - “Upper house must not approve proposed media law in its current form”

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders regrets the proposed Printing and Publishing Enterprise Law's adoption by the lower house of parliament (Pyithu Hluttaw) on 4 July as it runs counter to all the interim Press Council's recommendations and has been widely criticized by the Burmese media. “We fully support those journalists who are calling for this repressive bill to be abandoned,” Reporters Without Borders said. “The upper house must reject this proposed law in its present form as it does not meet (...)

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