50. Freedom House, ‘‘Burma (Myanmar) Country Report 2008,’’ http://www.freedomhouse.org/
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51. Roy Greenslade, ‘‘How Burma Quashes Press Freedom,’’ Guardian Greenslade Blog, September
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52. Saw Yan Naing, ‘‘Suppressed,’’ The Irrawaddy, February 2009, http://www.irrawaddy.org/article
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53. Article 19 Press Release, ‘‘Burma: Crackdown on Opposition and Media,’’ May 22, 2008.
54. People’s Daily Online, ‘‘More Publications Granted in Myanmar,’’ June 6, 2006, http://english
.peopledaily.com.cn/200606/06/eng20060606_271309.html.
55. Printers and Publishers Registration Act (1962), http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs6/Printers
_and_Publishers_Registation_Act.pdf.
56. Article 32, Television and Video Law (The State Law and Order Restoration Council Law
No. 8/96), July 26, 1996, http://www.blc-burma.org/html/Myanmar%20Law/lr_e_ml96_08.html.
57. Articles 27, 28, 32, Computer Science Development Law, September 20, 1996, http://www.blc
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58. Article 33, The Electronic Transactions Law (2004), http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs/
Electronic-transactions.htm.
59. MPT terms of service, January 31, 2000, http://web.archive.org/web/20010220220441/http://
dfn.org/voices/burma/webregulations.htm.
60. Ibid.
61. Article 33, Computer Science Development Law.
62. MPT terms of service, January 31, 2000, http://web.archive.org/web/20010220220441/http://
dfn.org/voices/burma/webregulations.htm.
63. Jonathan Head, ‘‘Harsh Sentences for Burma Rebels,’’ BBC News, November 11, 2008, http://
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7721589.stm.
64. Ibid.
65. BBC News, ‘‘Burma Blogger Jailed for 20 Years,’’ November 11, 2008, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/
hi/asia-pacific/7721271.stm. Other sources report that 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.
66. 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.
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template.cfm?page=22&year=2008&country=7363.
51. Roy Greenslade, ‘‘How Burma Quashes Press Freedom,’’ Guardian Greenslade Blog, September
26, 2007, http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2007/sep/26/howburmaquashespressfreedo.
52. Saw Yan Naing, ‘‘Suppressed,’’ The Irrawaddy, February 2009, http://www.irrawaddy.org/article
.php?art_id=15004. See also http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/ministry/home/secrutiny.htm.
53. Article 19 Press Release, ‘‘Burma: Crackdown on Opposition and Media,’’ May 22, 2008.
54. People’s Daily Online, ‘‘More Publications Granted in Myanmar,’’ June 6, 2006, http://english
.peopledaily.com.cn/200606/06/eng20060606_271309.html.
55. Printers and Publishers Registration Act (1962), http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs6/Printers
_and_Publishers_Registation_Act.pdf.
56. Article 32, Television and Video Law (The State Law and Order Restoration Council Law
No. 8/96), July 26, 1996, http://www.blc-burma.org/html/Myanmar%20Law/lr_e_ml96_08.html.
57. Articles 27, 28, 32, Computer Science Development Law, September 20, 1996, http://www.blc
-burma.org/HTML/Myanmar%20Law/lr_e_ml96_10.html.
58. Article 33, The Electronic Transactions Law (2004), http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs/
Electronic-transactions.htm.
59. MPT terms of service, January 31, 2000, http://web.archive.org/web/20010220220441/http://
dfn.org/voices/burma/webregulations.htm.
60. Ibid.
61. Article 33, Computer Science Development Law.
62. MPT terms of service, January 31, 2000, http://web.archive.org/web/20010220220441/http://
dfn.org/voices/burma/webregulations.htm.
63. Jonathan Head, ‘‘Harsh Sentences for Burma Rebels,’’ BBC News, November 11, 2008, http://
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7721589.stm.
64. Ibid.
65. BBC News, ‘‘Burma Blogger Jailed for 20 Years,’’ November 11, 2008, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/
hi/asia-pacific/7721271.stm. Other sources report that 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.
66. 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.
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