Myanmar's Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi waves her hand to Norway's Foreign Minister Borge Brende (not in picture) after their meeting at Myanmar's Foreign Ministry in Naypyitaw, Myanmar July 6, 2017. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) - Myanmar is considering amendments to a law that human rights monitors say violates free speech and has been used to jail journalists and activists, leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Thursday.
Following a recent spate of arrests of reporters, the United States and the European Union have raised concern that despite Myanmar electing its first civilian government in about half a century, its media face increasing curbs.
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