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– Burma: Court charges Reuters journalists who exposed Rohingya massacre (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News July 12, 2018

Detained journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were charged for violating the colonial-era Official Secrets Act.
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