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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Minute: On Myanmar's jailed journalists

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Two Reuters journalists from Myanmar have been jailed for seven years for violating a state secrets act. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were investigating a massacre of Rohingya Muslims by Myanmar's army. They maintain their innocence, claiming they were set up by police. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Minute looks at the case, which has been widely seen as a test of press freedom in Myanmar. (Image: Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo speak to the media outside court in Yangon. Credit: Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images).

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