YANGON (Reuters) - Two years (click here) after Myanmar scrapped censorship in one of its boldest reforms, its journalists are again living in fear of jail and are convinced a state-sponsored crackdown is under way to limit press freedom.
Eight members of the media have been arrested since December and two jailed in what critics say is government backsliding on some of the wide-ranging reforms that led the West to lift sanctions after decades of military rule....
Human Rights abuses in Egypt. 'Near Death' and organ damage is a human rights abuse. The Egyptian officials need to be held accountable.
Last updated: 12 May 2014 02:02
The lawyer (click here) representing jailed Al Jazeera Arabic reporter Abdullah Elshamy has asked Egyptian authorities to transfer the journalist to hospital after medical tests showed his health was failing.
Shaaban Saeed said he submitted a request to Egypt’s public prosecutor on Monday, asking for the release of Elshamy and his transfer to a hospital outside prison within 48 hours.
Blood and urine tests conducted at a private laboratory on May 8 showed the 26-year-old was dangerously close to death..
The test results said Elshamy showed signs of microcytic anemia, which was preventing proper levels of oxygen from reaching his vital organs....
