UK to press for release of Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar

Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt says case of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo is a top priorityThe foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has pledged to make the fight to release of two Reuters journalists imprisoned by the Burmese government a top priority for the coming year.Last week, Hunt met the human rights barrister Amal Clooney, who is representing Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. Clooney gave him a copy of a children’s book written by Wa Lone. Related: Journalist death toll: retaliation killings nearly double in 2018 Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2018-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Press Release: William Lynch Out as B&N CEO, New Execs Named

William Lynch has resigned as CEO of Barnes and Noble, while Michael Huseby has been appointed CEO of NOOK Media LLC. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Press Release: CEO Markus Dohle Announces Penguin Random House Global Leadership Team

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Harper releases Bradbury ebooks in the UK

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