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In Thailand, legislation allows censorship of online news

Published on May 15, 2007 | no comment

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New York, May 14, 2007The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned that new legislation in Thailand will further weaken press freedom guarantees. On Thursday, the military-appointed National Legislative Assembly (NLA) passed legislation granting the government the power to censor critical online news reports.

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