Press freedom ‘under threat’ in new Myanmar – BBC News

Press freedom 'under threat' in new Myanmar
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When the party of Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Laureate kept under house arrest for years because of her democratic activism, won historic elections in 2015, many expected more media freedom would follow. But journalists and press freedom advocates are ...

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