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Petition launched for release of two Burmese bloggers serving sentences of 20 and 59 years in prison
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Publisher:  Reporters without Borders
Date Written:  29/01/09
Year Published:  2009  
Resource Type:  Article/Report/Letter

Reporters Without Borders urges the international community not to forget Nay Phone Latt or or Zarganar, one of Burma’s best known comedians.

Abstract:  Reporters Without Borders urges the international community not to forget Nay Phone Latt (http://www.nayphonelatt.net/), a Burmese blogger who was arrested exactly one year ago today and was sentenced on 10 November to 20 years and six months in prison, or Zarganar, one of Burma’s best known comedians, who is serving a 59-year jail sentence in appalling conditions for criticising the military government online.

“On this sad anniversary for Nay Phone Latt, we are launching petition for his...
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