JUST IN: Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar for reporting on a massacre of Rohingya civilians have been freed, after spending more than 500 days behind bars
Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar under the country's Official Secrets Act for reporting on a massacre of Rohingya civilians have been freed after spending more than 500 days behind bars, according to the news organization.
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo walked free Tuesday, amid a gaggle of reporters, just weeks after their final appeal was quashed. The pair, who received this year's Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, were serving seven-year prison sentences for allegedly disseminating secret information sensitive to national security.Developing story, more to come
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