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Reuters journalists freed in Myanmar - BBC Newsnight
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May 8, 2019
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4:30Now PlayingTwo journalists jailed in Myanmar for their reporting on the Rohingya crisis have been freed.
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Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were released after a presidential amnesty. They spent more than 500 days in prison.
Their jailing was seen as an assault on press freedom and raised questions about Myanmar's democracy.
Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's de facto leader, has faced international condemnation over her treatment of Rohingya people.
Gabriel Gatehouse reports.
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