STEVE ADLER, REUTERS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:"We are enormously pleased that Myanmar has released our courageous reporters, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. Since their arrests 511 days ago, they have become symbols of the importance of press freedom around the world. "May their release herald a new era of press freedom in Myanmar, where reporters no longer fear reprisal merely for doing their jobs." UNITED NATIONS IN MYANMAR:"The UN in Myanmar welcomes the release of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo from prison. "Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have proven their courage and fortitude, never once wavering in their claims of innocence."

Source: dna May 07, 2019 18:22 UTC