Voice of America: Burma Shines But Asia Press Freedom Dips

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Burma Shines But Asia Press Freedom Dips Jan 30th 2013, 12:53 Burma was one of the few bright spots in Asia last year when it comes to freedom of the press, according to the international rights group Reporters Without Borders. The Southeast Asian country, traditionally one of the region's most repressive, moved up 18 places in the group's annual Press Freedom Index, thanks to censorship reforms and the release of jailed journalists. However, the report released Wednesday suggests that overall press freedom declined across the Asia-Pacific ... Media files: 9E8F20E6-39CF-41C5-BD3A-F7D7D22F1DE1_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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