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The detention of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar is extended for two more weeks, a court says, in the pair's first public appearance since their December 12 arrest under a draconian colonial-era secrecy law. IMAGES
Yangon (Myanmar), Jun 30 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar authorities on Wednesday released six journalists who had been jailed for their coverage of the protests and civil disobedience movement in the wake of the military coup earlier this year amid an expected amnesty of up to 2,000 prisoners.FOOTAGE OF BIRMANS WAITING FOR THE RELEASE OF THE JOURNALISTS PRISONED FROM THE PRISON OF INSEIN IN YANGON (MYANMAR).
Reuters journalists Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone wave their hands as they walk out of Insein prison after being freed in a presidential amnesty in Yangon. IMAGES of Reuters journalists leaving prison
Two Reuters journalists accused of breaching Myanmar's state secrets law during their reporting of a massacre of Rohingya face a court ruling Monday that could see them jailed for up to 14 years. IMAGES
Two Reuters journalists are jailed for seven years for breaching Myanmar's official secrets act during their reporting of the Rohingya crisis, a judge says, a case that has drawn outrage as an attack on media freedom. IMAGES of Reuters journalists leaving court