Chaw Sandi Tun

A court in Myanmar has declined to drop a charge against a young woman accused of poking fun at Myanmar's army chief on Facebook, highlighting the challenges faced by the former dictatorship as it grapples with a social media explosion and other newfound freedoms of expression.

A female Myanmar opposition activist has been arrested over a satirical Facebook post about the military, officials said today, in the latest crackdown against free speech in the former junta-ruled country.

A court in Myanmar has declined to drop a charge against a young woman accused of poking fun at Myanmar's army chief on Facebook, highlighting the challenges faced by the former dictatorship as it grapples with a social media explosion and other newfound freedoms of expression.

A female Myanmar opposition activist has been arrested over a satirical Facebook post about the military, officials said today, in the latest crackdown against free speech in the former junta-ruled country.