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– Burma: Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo charged under Official Secrets Act (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 13, 2018

They face up to 14 years imprisonment over their coverage of the Rohingya crisis.
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