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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.
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.