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Myanmar Rejects Reuters Journalists' Appeals
News and issues making the headlines each day.
A Myanmar court has rejected an appeal by two Reuters reporters convicted of breaking a state secrets act in September.
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were sentenced to seven years in prison in a case widely condemned by other countries and human rights groups.
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(Photo: Wa Lone escourted by police, Credit:AFP/Getty Images)
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