Tuesday, July 08, 2008

News at Eleven: The poem's author, Kyi Maung Than,

has gone into hiding for fear of being arrested by the military government. His poems and articles were banned for several years after he took a pro-democracy position. Reporters Without Borders and the Burma Media Association are concerned at the possibility that he could be found and detained.

from Reporters Without Borders: Poem prompts purge of Rangoon-based magazine

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