like this is banking. on really happy families. and i can wish you good news right now right now reuters said the two men which ailed in retaliation for their reporting and have not committed any crime. we are enormously pleased that mean war has released our courageous reporters wallowing and tossed so since their arrest five hundred eleven days ago become symbols of the importance of press freedom around the world we welcome their return. their case through international criticism and put the spotlight on myanmar state council and de facto leader aung san suu kyi who was already under pressure for the oppression of the reunion minority u.n. investigators said it amounted to genocide. the release of the two men comes at a time of year when it is traditional for the president to crown amnesties to prisoners today they are back with their families but the future of press freedom
hundred days in detention following the arrests while learn and just so became international figureheads in the struggle for press freedom they were convicted of breaking the official secrets act for their coverage of the massacre of ten range of muslims in myanmar speaking shortly after their release one lone told reporters he was keen to get back to work side every day in an on going around the world which is to release a letter sir thank you. i m really happy my family my colleagues that i can wave good news right now not going to set the two men which i hold in retaliation for their reporting and have not committed any crime. we are enormously pleased that me and maher has released our courageous reporters wallowing and also since their arrest five hundred eleven days ago they have become symbols of the importance of press freedom around the world we welcome their return to their case through international criticism and put the spotlight on me on my state councilor
promote press freedom around the world. well let me start maybe this mexico i mean she herself talked a little bit about the reason why do so is super hard to report in mexico it is the government who fears in this to get of journalist but it it s also the publishing houses and this is true for many other countries as well they just sounded interesting and interested in publishing the truth so therefore it s very important for us a story to run of that we really try to work within these markets in these languages for example with a letter in america american service within the spanish language so we broadcast into countries like mexico because this is one possibility well to tell the truth and to fight for freedom of speech. to intercept all the w. s the editor in chief joining us live from bonn thank you so much. and garrett efforts will be here with
was in the government so she feels most threatened by the government and by the truculence she has some hold on the newly elected president of the daughter as she says that he might really change something but that s the point i mean the government is not not only not supporting journalists they are fighting journalists and then it s on the other hand the publishing houses they have no single interest and really investigative journalists because they are also all corrupt so this is one huge corruption within the country now the hope is that the new president at least changes a little bit i mean there is that hope and there is this award that s being given to her but what else can be done what can we hear it for example do to promote press freedom around the world. well i mean you know we are publishing in thirty languages and i think this is very very important and very very important when we talk about mexico other lesson american countries i mean we look at venezuela or
tonight mike abramowitz he joins us he is president of freedom house an independent watchdog organization monitoring political rights and freedom he is also a former white house correspondent for the washington post to both of you gentlemen good to have you on the show tonight mike let me start with you you have been white house white house reporter with the washington post you you say that president trump has been undermining press freedom around the world i mean as president of the watchdog freedom health s what s your reaction to time s decision today. well we were i think we re really pleased by that decision i think it really recognizes the grave danger that journalists and fact based journalism is in today around the world and that and the danger is really captured by all the honorees. that. you know recognize as part of the cover story obviously there s a lot of attention to jamal khashoggi but but you know the other journalists are