Journalist's wife arrested in Burma

The New York-based press watchdog, the Committee to Protect Journalists, has condemned the continued arrest in Burma of Khin Mar Lar, the wife of journalist and documentary filmmaker Thaung Tun (aka Nyein Thit). He is believed to have gone into hiding after participating in anti-government protests. Thaung Tun was jailed for eight years in prison in October 1999 for sending information about human rights violations in Burma to overseas groups. He was released in an amnesty in January this year. (Via IFEX)