Demand on release of jailed Reuters journalists and right to information

‘Right to information’ protest held in Yangon

Posted on September 19, 2018

Dozens of protesters held a demonstration in downtown Yangon on Sunday, calling for the release of jailed Reuters journalists Ko Wa Lone and Ko Kyaw Soe Oo and for the public’s right to information. Participants began by chanting slogans such as â€

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Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years jail term

Reuters journalists sentenced to seven years in prison

Posted on September 3, 2018

Ko Wa Lone and Ko Kyaw Soe Oo, the two Reuters journalists arrested in December, have been found guilty under the Official Secrets Act and sentenced to seven years in prison, in what critics say is a blow towards press freedom in the country. “The

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