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Japanese Journalist, Held In Myanmar, Gets 3 More Years In Prison: Report
A Myanmar court sentenced Japanese journalist Toru Kubota to an additional three years in prison on Wednesday on charges of violating immigration law, the Asahi newspaper reported, citing court sources.
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US Journalist Freed In Myanmar, Says He Was Not Beaten Or Starved
Danny Fenster said, "physically, I was healthy. I wasn't starved or beaten."
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Myanmar Arrests 2 More Journalists As Post-Coup Media Crackdown Continues
Myanmar's military government has arrested two more local journalists, the army-owned television reported on Saturday, in the latest in a sweeping crackdown on the media since a Feb. 1 coup.
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Myanmar Arrests 2 More Local Journalists As Media Crackdown Continues
Myanmar's military government has arrested two more local journalists, the army-owned television reported on Saturday, in the latest in a sweeping crackdown on the media since a February 1 coup.
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2 Pulitzer-Winning Reuters Reporters Freed After 500 Days In Myanmar Jail
Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of Yangon on Tuesday after spending more than 500 days behind bars, witnesses said.
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Reuters Journalists, Jailed In Myanmar For 7 Years, To Not Be Freed Early
A Myanmar judge dismissed an appeal Friday by two Reuters journalists jailed for seven years while investigating atrocities committed against the Rohingya, dashing slim hopes that the pair could be freed early.
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Amal Clooney Urges Myanmar To Pardon Jailed Reuters Journalists
The families of two Reuters reporters imprisoned in Myanmar have asked for a pardon from the country's president, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney told a press freedom event at the United Nations on Friday as she pressed Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to agree to the request.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi Defends Court Decision To Jail Reuters Journalists
Myanmar government leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday said two jailed Reuters journalists can appeal their seven-year sentence, and that their jailing had nothing to do with freedom of expression.
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Myanmar Says Court Was "Independent" In Reuters Journalists' Case
Myanmar's government spokesman said on Friday a court that convicted two Reuters journalists under the colonial-era Official Secrets Act was independent and followed due process, after international calls for the pair to be released.
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Families Of Reporters Jailed In Myanmar Appeal For Release
The wife of one of two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar made an emotional appeal Tuesday to Aung San Suu Kyi to free her husband for the sake of their young daughter, as the leader comes under increasing criticism for her silence on the case.
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Myanmar Defends Suu Kyi's Silence Over Reuters Jailed Reporters
A global outcry over the jailing of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar has been greeted with silence by civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a stony response that an official defended Tuesday as a reluctance to criticise the judiciary.
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As Myanmar Jails Reuters Journalists, Aung San Suu Kyi's Image In Shreds
The jailing of two Reuters journalists shreds what remains of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's reputation as a rights champion, critics say, after she failed to come to their defence or speak up for the persecuted Rohingya minority
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2 Reuters Reporters Jailed For 7 Years In Landmark Myanmar Secrets Case
A Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state secrets and sentenced them to seven years in prison, in a landmark case seen as a test of progress towards democracy in the Southeast Asian country.
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2 Reuters Reporters Jailed For 7 Years In Landmark Myanmar Secrets Case
Two Reuters journalists accused of breaching Myanmar's state secrets law during their reporting of a massacre of Rohingya were jailed for seven years Monday, in a case that has drawn outrage as an attack on media freedom.
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"I Reported Right," Says Reuters Journalist As Myanmar Trial Begins
One of two Reuters journalists charged in Myanmar with breaking a state secrets law while reporting on the Rohingya crisis protested his innocence Monday on the first day of a trial that has provoked global condemnation.
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Japanese Journalist, Held In Myanmar, Gets 3 More Years In Prison: Report
A Myanmar court sentenced Japanese journalist Toru Kubota to an additional three years in prison on Wednesday on charges of violating immigration law, the Asahi newspaper reported, citing court sources.
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US Journalist Freed In Myanmar, Says He Was Not Beaten Or Starved
Danny Fenster said, "physically, I was healthy. I wasn't starved or beaten."
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Myanmar Arrests 2 More Journalists As Post-Coup Media Crackdown Continues
Myanmar's military government has arrested two more local journalists, the army-owned television reported on Saturday, in the latest in a sweeping crackdown on the media since a Feb. 1 coup.
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Myanmar Arrests 2 More Local Journalists As Media Crackdown Continues
Myanmar's military government has arrested two more local journalists, the army-owned television reported on Saturday, in the latest in a sweeping crackdown on the media since a February 1 coup.
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2 Pulitzer-Winning Reuters Reporters Freed After 500 Days In Myanmar Jail
Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of Yangon on Tuesday after spending more than 500 days behind bars, witnesses said.
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Reuters Journalists, Jailed In Myanmar For 7 Years, To Not Be Freed Early
A Myanmar judge dismissed an appeal Friday by two Reuters journalists jailed for seven years while investigating atrocities committed against the Rohingya, dashing slim hopes that the pair could be freed early.
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Amal Clooney Urges Myanmar To Pardon Jailed Reuters Journalists
The families of two Reuters reporters imprisoned in Myanmar have asked for a pardon from the country's president, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney told a press freedom event at the United Nations on Friday as she pressed Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to agree to the request.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi Defends Court Decision To Jail Reuters Journalists
Myanmar government leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday said two jailed Reuters journalists can appeal their seven-year sentence, and that their jailing had nothing to do with freedom of expression.
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Myanmar Says Court Was "Independent" In Reuters Journalists' Case
Myanmar's government spokesman said on Friday a court that convicted two Reuters journalists under the colonial-era Official Secrets Act was independent and followed due process, after international calls for the pair to be released.
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Families Of Reporters Jailed In Myanmar Appeal For Release
The wife of one of two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar made an emotional appeal Tuesday to Aung San Suu Kyi to free her husband for the sake of their young daughter, as the leader comes under increasing criticism for her silence on the case.
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Myanmar Defends Suu Kyi's Silence Over Reuters Jailed Reporters
A global outcry over the jailing of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar has been greeted with silence by civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a stony response that an official defended Tuesday as a reluctance to criticise the judiciary.
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As Myanmar Jails Reuters Journalists, Aung San Suu Kyi's Image In Shreds
The jailing of two Reuters journalists shreds what remains of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's reputation as a rights champion, critics say, after she failed to come to their defence or speak up for the persecuted Rohingya minority
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2 Reuters Reporters Jailed For 7 Years In Landmark Myanmar Secrets Case
A Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state secrets and sentenced them to seven years in prison, in a landmark case seen as a test of progress towards democracy in the Southeast Asian country.
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2 Reuters Reporters Jailed For 7 Years In Landmark Myanmar Secrets Case
Two Reuters journalists accused of breaching Myanmar's state secrets law during their reporting of a massacre of Rohingya were jailed for seven years Monday, in a case that has drawn outrage as an attack on media freedom.
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"I Reported Right," Says Reuters Journalist As Myanmar Trial Begins
One of two Reuters journalists charged in Myanmar with breaking a state secrets law while reporting on the Rohingya crisis protested his innocence Monday on the first day of a trial that has provoked global condemnation.
