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Wednesday, May 8, 2019

White House hails 'principles' of free press in praising release of Reuters reporters in Myanmar



The Washington Times - 
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 
 
Arrests sparked outcry, served as key test for a free press

Reuters reporters Wa Lone, center right, and Kyaw Soe Oo hold their children after being freed from prison, in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, May 7, 2019. The two journalists who were imprisoned for breaking Myanmar’s Official Secrets Act over reporting on ... more >

The White House hailed the release Tuesday of two Reuters journalists who spent over 500 days in a Myanmar prison after reporting on atrocities against Rohingya Muslims.

Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, had been sentenced to seven years in prison but received pardons under a sweeping presidential amnesty around the traditional New Year, which began in April.