Myanmar Journalists Say Government Failing to Protect Press Freedom: Survey

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Malaysia Outlaws 'Fake News'; Sets Jail of Up to Six Years

... fake news as "news, information, data and reports which is ... were affected. Co-opted by US President Donald Trump, the ... The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye ... an arsenal of laws, including a colonial-era Sedition Act, that ...

Malaysia Proposes Jail of Up to 10 Years, Fines for 'Fake News'

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Reuters Reporters in Court 100 Days After Their Arrest in Myanmar

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'Fake News' Crutch Used by SE Asian Leaders to Control Media, Critics Charge

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Myanmar Prosecutor Seeks Official Secrets Act Charges Against Two Reuters Reporters

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Bill Clinton Joins Calls for Release of Reuters Journalists in Myanmar

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Myanmar Journalists' Group to Don Black T-shirts Over Arrest of Reuters' Reporters

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US Says Concerned About Myanmar's Silence Over Where Reuters Journalists Are Being Held

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China Says Will Protect South China Sea Sovereignty

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