Thread: Two Reuters journalists arrested in Myanmar, face official secrets charges

A good news story, just for a change.

Reuters journalists Wa Lone, Kyaw Soe Oo freed from Myanmar jail

Two Reuters journalists, jailed in Myanmar after being convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act, have been freed after more than 500 days behind bars.


The two reporters, Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, were convicted in September and sentenced to seven years in jail in a case that raised questions about Myanmar's progress towards democracy and sparked an outcry from diplomats and human rights advocates.


"I am a journalist and I am going to continue," Wa Lone told a crowd of reporters outside the Insein prison in Yangon. "I can't wait to go to my newsroom."


Earlier on Tuesday, Myanmar said it will release 6,520 prisoners in an amnesty, according to a statement from the president's office.


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Originally Posted by misskit

"I am a journalist and I am going to continue," Wa Lone told a crowd of reporters outside the Insein prison in Yangon. "I can't wait to go to my newsroom."

A brave man painting a target on his back like that.

Originally Posted by misskit

Reuters journalists Wa Lone, Kyaw Soe Oo freed from Myanmar jail

Full credit to Reuters for this. They have not rested in keeping this in the public eye. They have published an article daily about these men and the case and it has paid off.

Originally Posted by Neverna

Full credit to Reuters for this. They have not rested in keeping this in the public eye. They have published an article daily about these men and the case and it has paid off.

I wonder what the other 6,248 freed were in for.