Myanmar: Press bill falls far short of international law and would leave press open to abuse (English/ Burmese မြန်မာဘာသာ)

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"Despite promises of reform, a new press bill to be presented in parliament retains a vagueness that will leave the print media open to abuse from the government and other powerful actors. "The draft Press Law Bill (2013) says that the media should become ?a fourth pillar” of democracy ?watching and guiding the other three”. The media will not however become a fourth pillar under this draft because it undermines their role and overly restricts their work...The bill has both positive and negative aspects. On the positive side, it repeals draconian laws and replaces them with provisions that proclaim human rights. On the negative side it falls substantially below international freedom of expression standards..."

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Article 19

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2013-02-27

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2013-02-27

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