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Myanmar court sentences journalists to 7 years

Detained Myanmar journalists Wa Lone speaks to journalist after appearing before a court trial in Yangon on August 20, 2018. - At the time of their arrest Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, had been investigating the massacre of 10 Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine a week after militants attacked police posts on August 25, 2017 triggering a brutal response from police and troops. (Photo by YE AUNG THU / AFP) (Photo credit should read YE AUNG THU/AFP/Getty Images)

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Myanmar court sentences journalists to 7 years

The two Reuters journalists accused of breaking Myanmar's Official Secrets Act have been found guilty and sentenced to seven years each in jail, a Yangon court has decided.

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Detained Myanmar journalists Wa Lone speaks to journalist after appearing before a court trial in Yangon on August 20, 2018. - At the time of their arrest Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, had been investigating the massacre of 10 Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine a week after militants attacked police posts on August 25, 2017 triggering a brutal response from police and troops. (Photo by YE AUNG THU / AFP) (Photo credit should read YE AUNG THU/AFP/Getty Images)

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