News from the Norwegian Human Rights House in Oslo - 2010
Surveillance more aggressive in run-up to Burmese elections
According to Inger Lise Husøy, Director of Norwegian Burma Committee, the Burmese juntaleader's message 'to make the correct choices' during the upcoming elections this year should be considered as a threat to Burmese voters. 'The regime is first and foremost concerned about keeping control and protecting itself,' - says Husøy. 09 Jan 2010 »
Burma: Another 20-year prison term for undercover reporter
26 year old Hla Hla Win, who worked for the Burma radio and TV station Democratic Voice of Burma (Republic of the Union of Myanmar), has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for unlawful use of video equipment. She becomes the 13th journalist who is imprisoned in Burma (Republic of the Union of Myanmar). - It's chilling that someone is convicted for telling facts, said Aye Chan Naing, an editor of the independent radio and TV station based in Oslo. 08 Jan 2010 »
Norwegian PEN condemns attack on Danish cartoonist
Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, right, was attacked at his home outside Aarhus in the evening 1 January by a man of Somali origin. "This episode shows once again how fragile freedom of speech has become in our society and how important it is that we are stuck on the defense of the right to freely assert their voices", says Norwegian PEN's leader, Anders Heger. 06 Jan 2010 »
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