Police in Thailand shut down forum organized by foreign journalists to discuss whether military officers in Myanmar should face justice for Rohingya purge.
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World Reacts To Guilty Verdict Of Myanmar Reuters Journalists
World figures have reacted to seven-year sentence given two Reuters journalists found guilty by Myanmar Judge for breaking law on State secrets.
Myanmar Court Convicts 2 Reuters Journalists Of Violating Secrecy Laws
Two Reuters journalists in Myanmar have been convicted of violating the country’s secrecy laws and sentenced to seven years in prison.
Questioning the Design of Burma’s Human Rights Commission
A new government commission investigating human rights abuses in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is being criticized by skeptics a day after it was announced.
Reuters Reporter Claims Myanmar Police Planted ‘Secret’ Papers
Wa Lone and Reuters colleague Kyaw Soe Oo are on trial on charges brought under the colonial-era Official Secrets Act
Jailed Reuters Reporter Pleads Innocence in Burma Court
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were accused of possessing documents linked to security operations
Judge to Decide Fate of Jailed Burma Journalists
A court in Myanmar will rule next week whether two journalists for the Reuters news agency will face trial
Myanmar Democracy Activists Break Ranks With NLD Party
Driven by disappointment with government record, veteran activists in Myanmar are launching a new party
Myanmar Policeman Testifies Arrested Reporters Were Set Up
Police officer testified that he and several colleagues were ordered to entrap two reporters working for Reuters
Myanmar’s President Grants Amnesty to 8,500 Prisoners
Myanmar President Win Myint announced Tuesday an order to grant amnesty to about 8,500 prisoners