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– Burma: Reuters Journalists who exposed Rohingya massacre jailed for 7 years (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News September 5, 2018

Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were found guilty of breaching the Official Secrets Act.
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