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A resolution calling for the immediate release of unjustly imprisoned Myanmar journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, and expressing concern over the overall deterioration in freedom of the press in…

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A resolution calling for the immediate release of unjustly imprisoned Myanmar journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, and expressing concern over the overall deterioration in freedom of the press in Myanmar.

Introduced: September 18, 2018 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6233-6234)
Sep 18, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls for the release of imprisoned journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, and expresses concern about the crackdown by Burma (Myanmar) on journalists and freedom of the press.

Calls on the President and the Department of State to engage with the government of Burma regarding these issues.

What's happening now September 18, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6233-6234)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5 Republican 3
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 18, 2018
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Sep 18, 2018
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 18, 2018
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Sep 18, 2018
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 18, 2018
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Sep 18, 2018
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 18, 2018
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Sep 18, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 635: A resolution calling for the immediate release of unjustly imprisoned Myanmar journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, and expressing concern over the overall deterioration in freedom of the press in Myanmar.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-635/
MLA
"S. Res. 635: A resolution calling for the immediate release of unjustly imprisoned Myanmar journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, and expressing concern over the overall deterioration in freedom of the press in Myanmar.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-635/.
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S. Res. 635, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-635/.
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[S. Res. 635: A resolution calling for the immediate release of unjustly imprisoned Myanmar journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, and expressing concern over the overall deterioration in freedom of the press in Myanmar.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-635/)
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