A Myanmar court sentenced two Reuters reporters to seven years in prison on Monday for obtaining state secrets, in a case that raised questions about…
A Myanmar court sentenced two Reuters reporters to seven years in prison on Monday for obtaining state secrets, in a case that raised questions about judicial independence and has become emblematic of a faltering transition to democracy.
Defendants Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were entrapped by police officers who planted classified documents on them to disrupt their reporting into human rights atrocities in western Rakhine state, according to their defense. Myanmar has been accused by United Nations investigators of genocide in…
