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26 July 2010

Southeast Asia: Sex and web censorship

Written by Mong Palatino · Feature

Regulating internet content today is viewed as an anti-democratic practice but Southeast Asian governments seem able to justify it by invoking the need to save the young from the scourge of indecent sexual behavior.

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27 November 2008

Burmese Farmers Charged Using the Electronic Act

Written by Imran Jamal · News

The Burmese Army has filed charges against farmers who had lodged a complaint with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) against the Central Ordinance Depot on the 3rd August after 5,000 acres of land was seized. The Military spokesperson Captain Phyo Wei Lin “accused the defendants of sending news and facts to the foreign media”, according to Mizzima News.

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11 November 2008

Burmese blogger Nay Phone Latt sentenced to twenty years and six months

Written by Imran Jamal · Advocacy, law

Judge Daw Soe recently sentenced Nay Phone Latt to a total of twenty years and six months for possession of a banned video and having a blog to express his concerns about the increasingly difficulty of Burmese people to voice their opinions since the protests last year.

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24 February 2008

Myanmar: Latt's arrest and blogger opposition to the new constitution

Written by John Kennedy · Advocacy

It's been a month now since Burmese blogger Nay Phone Latt was arrested by police in Yangon and a week since his family was allowed to visit him for the...

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29 September 2007

Myanmar: Internet Blocked

Written by Preetam Rai · Myanmar

The follwing post is from a Burmese blogger who wishes to remain anonymous. There have been massive support from Myanmar bloggers for the current protest activities, and the whole Myanmar...

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