Five magazine staffers in Myanmar have been sentenced to a year of hard labor . While Myanmar has been praised for reforms in recent years , rights groups say the tide appears to have turned when it comes to media freedom . Critics say it is a return to old ways following a number of years of promising reforms . The sentences have been criticized around the world as ` ` outrageously harsh '' The magazine , since shuttered , had published stories about the production of chemical weapons .
Five magazine staffers in Myanmar have been sentenced to a year of hard labor . Critics say it is a return to old ways following a number of years of promising reforms . The sentences have been criticized around the world as ` ` outrageously harsh '' The magazine , since shuttered , had published stories about the production of chemical weapons .