"...T h i s report documents the extent and mechanisms of censorship in Burma and the many restrictions on political, cultural, religious and academic freedoms, both under the former BSPP government and its successor, the SLORC, which assumed power in September 1988. Since then, writers and journalists have continued to be detained, harassed and dismissed from their posts. Publications have been banned and, using new martial law restrictions, press censorship has been further tightened. Foreign journalists have been banned and the SLORC has launched frequent attacks on foreign news organizations and journalists..." 3 The Background to Crisis: 3.1 Economic and Social Collapse; 3.2 Ethnic Strife and Civil War; 3.3 Narcotics and AIDS; 3.4 Ecology; 3.5 Refugees; 3.6 The Issue of Human Rights... 4 Development of the Press in Burma: 4.1 The Colonial Era; 4.2 The Parliamentary Era... 5 The Legacy of the Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP): 5.1 The Ne Win Period; 5.2 The Media Under Ne Win; 5.3 The 1974 Constitution; 5.4 The Publishing Registration Law; 5.5 Alternative Expression; 5.6 Ethnic Minorities and Burmanization; 5.7 Religious Minorities; 5.8 Literacy... 6 The Press in the 1988 Democracy Summer: 7 The State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC); 7.1 SLORC Claims of Legitimacy; 7.2 SLORC's Use of the Law; 7.3 SLORC Actions in the pre-Election Period; 7.4 Restrictions on Movement and Forced Relocations of Civilians... 8 The 1990 General Election: 8.1 Arrests and Retrospective Laws in the post-Election Period; 8.2 Continuing Use of Press Laws to Stifle Freedom of Expression; 8.3 Ill-Treatment and Death in Custody of Poltical Prisoners... 9 Cultural and Political Expression Under the SLORC: 9.1 Newspapers; 9.2 SLORC's Cultural Revolution; 9.3 Music and Films; 9.4 Journals, Books and Magazines; 9.5 Education; 9.6 Restrictions on Public Servants and Political Parties; 9.7 Religious Freedom; 9.8 Ethnic Minorities; 9.9 The Insurgent Press... 10 The SLORC and the International Community: 10.1 The Foreign Press; 10.2 The International Response; 10.3 The Reply from the SLORC; 10.4 The Role of the United Nations... 11 Summary of the SLORC Period and Prospects for the Future... 12 Conclusions and Recommendations... Appendix 1: Journalists,Writers and Intellectuals in Detention; Appendix 2: Country Statistics... Appendix 3: Extracts from "What has become of us?" by Min Lu... Appendix 4: SLORC Questionnaire to Public Servants, 1 April 1991... Appendix 5: SLORC Questionnaire to Political Parties, 5 August 1991... Appendix 6: Multilateral and Bilaterall Aid to Burma... Appendix 7: Foreign Company Investments and Trade in Burma... Select Bibliography. ISBN 1 870798 71 6