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Video coverage of Rangoon regional government press conferences banned

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2011-05-24 12:17

Authorities in Rangoon, Burma have banned video recordings of press conferences of the regional government after a foreign-based media group broadcast a video clip of the first such event.

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Two journalists facing deportation released, fined by Thai authorities

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2011-01-27 10:31

The Mae Sot Immigration office in Thailand freed John San Lin, a Burmese freelance journalist, and his colleague Pascal Schatterman, a Belgian national, on the evening of 24 January 201, after they paid a fine of THB500 (US$16).

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Photojournalist receives eight-year prison term over photos of Rangoon blast

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2010-12-30 15:12

Photojournalist Sithu Zeya was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment on 21 December for taking photos of the scene of an explosion at a traditional water festival pavilion near a Rangoon lake in April this year, his lawyer said.

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Thai cops, soldiers raid Karen media office

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2010-02-09 16:16

Thai police and soldiers conducted a surprise raid on the Karen Information Centre (KIC) based in the Thai border town of Mae Sot on 4 February 2010.

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