Myanmar shows mercy – but not to Rohingya

THE NATION

opinion 

May 09, 2019

By The Nation 

Release of two journalists jailed after uncovering massacre does not mark a turning point in campaign of ethnic cleansing

Tuesday’s release of two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists imprisoned on bogus charges was a ray of hope in a dark episode of ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. 

A relentless campaign by their Reuters colleagues, other media outlets and human rights organisations finally saw Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo reunited with their love ones after more than 500 days behind bars. The pair was jailed on trumped up charges of possessing state secrets after exposing the massacre of 10 Rohingya Muslims by government security forces in Rakhine.

Jailed Reuters reporters, U.S. border photographers win Pulitzer Prizes

REUTERS

by Reuters,By Daniel Trotta

Tuesday, 16 April 2019 

NEW YORK, April 15 (Reuters) - Reuters won two Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, one for revealing the massacre of 10 Muslim Rohingya men by Buddhist villagers and Myanmar security forces, and another for photographs of Central American migrants seeking refuge in the United States.

The awards marked the second year in a row that Reuters has won two Pulitzers, the most prestigious prize in American journalism. Reuters has won seven since 2008.

Jailed Reuters reporters, U.S. border photographers win Pulitzer Prizes.

REUTERS
APRIL 16, 2019
By Daniel Trotta

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Reuters won two Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, one for revealing the massacre of 10 Muslim Rohingya men by Buddhist villagers and Myanmar security forces, and another for photographs of Central American migrants seeking refuge in the United States.

The awards marked the second year in a row that Reuters has won two Pulitzers, the most prestigious prize in American journalism. Reuters has won seven since 2008.

Two of this year’s honorees have been jailed for 490 days in Myanmar for their role in uncovering the killings.