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Burmese academic resigns from Brunei university over censorship

Updated 29 January 2013, 15:56 AEDT

A Burmese academic and human rights activist has resigned from his position at a Brunei university, complaining of censorship.

Burmese academic resigns from Brunei university over censorship (Credit: ABC) 

Dr Maung Zarni says the University Brunei Darussalam has "punished" him for speaking out about the violence between mainly-Muslim Rohingyas and mainly-Buddhist ethnic Rakhine in Burma.

Presenter: Liam Cochrane

Speaker: Dr Maung Zarni, visiting fellow at London School of Economics

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