phil robertson, from human rights watch, thank you for your time in this story.. you can read more about the case and the journalists' fight forjustice and freedom on our website, bbc.com/news. in the main article, if you scroll down, you'll find a link to the original reuters investigation entitled "massacre in myanmar" by wa lone and kyaw soe 0o and their team, which won a pulitzer prize. do check it out. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: a smile from the queen, and delight from other members of the family to the news of the new royal baby. also on the programme: we'll be hearing from american music star josh groban about his music and message for humanity. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterand. but the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. n

for decriminalization but demand for more action from human rights watch deputy asia director phil robertson said more pressure is needed the entire shari'a criminal law should be scrapped because it's a rights abusing monstrosity reminiscent of a medieval yesterday that has no place in the modern age you remember many celebrities in dos the boycott of brunei own properties to protest the death penalty law among them the polo lounge in los angeles once frequented by lisa vanderpump from the real housewives of beverly hills how to eat today o.-m. g. brunei will not enforce death penalty we have been need to at the polo lounge for drinks but a fan replied please do not go back to the photo lounge gays are still find in prison for up to ten years in brunei once all eyes are off them again who knows what will happen. to thailand next which has seen three days of ceremonies to the new king king might have eyes that are long gone has been officially crowned thailand's ruler. the and. on the ground palace balcony to greet the public the appearance came off the weekend the fetterman he's with the ne

phil robertson is deputy asia director for human rights watch and joins us from the malaysian capital quantum welcome to d.w. why do you think least a man have been why didn't these men have been released. two words international pressure this is all about the international community campaigning for these two men reuters did an incredible job pressing for their release taking this issue and putting it before policymakers of the global level and making this a test case for press freedom in myanmar so. if this is a test case for press freedom in the country does not mean that the situation for journalists in me and mine is not better sadly no the reality is that there are many other journalists who are still in facing persecution some are in prison and many of them are much less well known than these two individuals we have a lot of work in front of us the situation for press freedom in riyadh maher has definitely declined over the past year we're seeing more and more people prosecuted both the military and the civilian government santucci are involved in this and you know this is the l

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