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Myanmar military court sentences journos to jail
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Burmese protesters and Taiwanese people hold portraits of the detained State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi and flash their mobile flashlights during a protest outside the Taipei Liberty Square to commemorate the deaths in the military crackd. Image Source: IANS News
Nay Pyi Taw, June 3 : A court of the military junta in Myanmar has sentenced two journalists to two years in jail each after reporting on the anti-military protests.
The court in the southern city of Myeik found both reporters guilty of sedition based on a criminal law dating back to colonial times, dpa news agency reported on Thursday.
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In a frightening incident, a court in Myanmar has sentenced two journalists to jail for reporting on the anti-military protests.
They will reportedly serve two years in jail.
The two reported are named Aung Kyaw and Zaw Zaw. The former is a reporter for broadcaster Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) and the latter is freelance reporter for online portal Mizzima News.
They have been sentenced to jail as had been reporting on the protests against the military coup. They were arrested a few weeks ago, the media outlets and human rights organisations said late on Wednesday.