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66. Jonathan Head, “ Harsh Sentences for Burma Rebels, ” BBC News, November 11, 2008, http://
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67. International Freedom of Expression Exchange, “ Imprisoned Burmese Blogger Nay Phone
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacifi c/7721271.stm. Other sources have reported that Nay
Phone Latt was sentenced for offenses under the Computer Science Development Law. See Min
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irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=14627.
68. International Freedom of Expression Exchange, “ Comedian and Blogger ‘ Zarganar ’ Sentenced
to 45 Years in Prison; Sports Journalist Zaw Thet Htwe Gets 15 Years, ” November 21, 2008, http://
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Climbs to 59 Years, ” Mizzima News, November 28, 2008, http://www.mizzima.com/news/inside
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69. Tyler Chapman, “ In Burma, Fear and Suspicion Prevail, ” Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2009,
http://www.rfa.org/english/blog/burma_diary/rangoon-04172009150342.html.
70. Human Rights Watch, “ Crackdown: Repression of the 2007 Popular Protests in Burma, ”
December 8, 2007, http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/fi les/reports/burma1207web.pdf.
71. Ibid., 106.
72. Ibid.
73. Ibid.
74. OpenNet Initiative, “ Pulling the Plug. ”
75. OpenNet Initiative Blog, “ Burmese Regulations for Cybercaf é s Stringent as Expected. ”
76. Kanbawza Win, “ Fighting the Very Concept of Truth, ” Asian Tribune, October 1, 2010, http://
www.asiantribune.com/news/2010/10/01/fi ghting-very-concept-truth.
77. Ibid.; U.S. State Department Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 2008 Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices: Burma , February 25, 2009, http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/
hrrpt/2008/eap/119035.htm.
78. Saw Yan Naing, “ Young Burmese Blogger Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Jail, ” The
Irrawaddy, November 10, 2008, http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=14604.
79. OpenNet Initiative, “ Pulling the Plug. ”
80. OpenNet Initiative Blog, “ Doubts Surface over Announced Internet Maintenance in Burma. ”
81. Reporters Without Borders, 2010 Annual Report — Burma .
82. See Nart Villeneuve and Masashi Crete-Nishihata, “ Control and Resistance: Attacks on
Burmese Opposition Media, ” chapter 8 in this volume, on cyber attacks against independent
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66. Jonathan Head, “ Harsh Sentences for Burma Rebels, ” BBC News, November 11, 2008, http://
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacifi c/7721589.stm.
67. International Freedom of Expression Exchange, “ Imprisoned Burmese Blogger Nay Phone
Latt to Receive Top PEN Honor, ” April 14, 2010, http://www.ifex.org/awards/2010/04/14/award
_to_imprisoned_blogger/; “ Burma Blogger Jailed for 20 Years, ” BBC News, November 11, 2008,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacifi c/7721271.stm. Other sources have reported that Nay
Phone Latt was sentenced for offenses under the Computer Science Development Law. See Min
Lwin, “ Regime Tightens Reins on the Internet, ” The Irrawaddy, November 13, 2008, http://
irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=14627.
68. International Freedom of Expression Exchange, “ Comedian and Blogger ‘ Zarganar ’ Sentenced
to 45 Years in Prison; Sports Journalist Zaw Thet Htwe Gets 15 Years, ” November 21, 2008, http://
www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/98774; Than Htike Oo, “ Total Prison Term for Zarganar
Climbs to 59 Years, ” Mizzima News, November 28, 2008, http://www.mizzima.com/news/inside
-burma/1377-total-prison-term-for-zarganar-climbs-to-59-years-.html.
69. Tyler Chapman, “ In Burma, Fear and Suspicion Prevail, ” Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2009,
http://www.rfa.org/english/blog/burma_diary/rangoon-04172009150342.html.
70. Human Rights Watch, “ Crackdown: Repression of the 2007 Popular Protests in Burma, ”
December 8, 2007, http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/fi les/reports/burma1207web.pdf.
71. Ibid., 106.
72. Ibid.
73. Ibid.
74. OpenNet Initiative, “ Pulling the Plug. ”
75. OpenNet Initiative Blog, “ Burmese Regulations for Cybercaf é s Stringent as Expected. ”
76. Kanbawza Win, “ Fighting the Very Concept of Truth, ” Asian Tribune, October 1, 2010, http://
www.asiantribune.com/news/2010/10/01/fi ghting-very-concept-truth.
77. Ibid.; U.S. State Department Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 2008 Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices: Burma , February 25, 2009, http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/
hrrpt/2008/eap/119035.htm.
78. Saw Yan Naing, “ Young Burmese Blogger Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Jail, ” The
Irrawaddy, November 10, 2008, http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=14604.
79. OpenNet Initiative, “ Pulling the Plug. ”
80. OpenNet Initiative Blog, “ Doubts Surface over Announced Internet Maintenance in Burma. ”
81. Reporters Without Borders, 2010 Annual Report — Burma .
82. See Nart Villeneuve and Masashi Crete-Nishihata, “ Control and Resistance: Attacks on
Burmese Opposition Media, ” chapter 8 in this volume, on cyber attacks against independent