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France Condemns Myanmar’s Arrest Of Journalists

  France condemned the jailing of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar on Monday as a “serious blow to press freedom and the rule of law” … Continue reading France Condemns Myanmar’s Arrest Of Journalists


COMBO) This combo shows journalists Kyaw Soe Oo (L) and Wa Lone (R) being escorted by police after their sentencing by a court to jail in Yangon on September 3, 2018. Two Reuters journalists were jailed on September 3 for seven years for breaching Myanmar’s official secrets act during their reporting of the Rohingya crisis, a judge said, a case that has drawn outrage as an attack on media freedom. Ye Aung THU / AFP
This combo shows journalists Kyaw Soe Oo (L) and Wa Lone (R) being escorted by police after their sentencing by a court to jail in Yangon on September 3, 2018. Ye Aung THU / AFP

 

France condemned the jailing of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar on Monday as a “serious blow to press freedom and the rule of law” in the southeast Asian country.

“France reiterates its appeal for their liberation and the respect of their fundamental rights, as well as free media access in Rakhine State,” the foreign ministry said, referring to the region where the pair was arrested while reporting on the extra-judicial killings of Rohingya Muslims.

AFP