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UN in Myanmar calls for release of jailed Reuters journalists
YANGON, Sept 3, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Two Reuters reporters jailed Monday by a
Yangon court for seven years for breaching a draconian state secrets law
should be released, the UN’s office in Myanmar said.
“Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo should be allowed to return to their families and
continue their work as journalists,” the UN’s Resident and Humanitarian
Coordinator in Myanmar Knut Ostby.
“We continue to call for their release.”
BSS/AFP/MR/ 1036 hrs