# Claim 298

Human Rights Watch said a seven-year sentence for reporting the truth was what one would expect from dictatorships.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: Human Rights Watch said a seven-year sentence for reporting the truth was what one would expect from dictatorships.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: HRW compares sentence to dictatorships
- About: [incident 2018-myanmar-reuters-journalists-official-secrets-act](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2018-myanmar-reuters-journalists-official-secrets-act)
- Source: Reuters Journalists In Myanmar Convicted, Sentenced To 7 Years. https://www.npr.org/2018/09/03/644247839/reuters-journalists-convicted-sentenced-to-7-years-in-myanmar
- Publisher: NPR
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2018-09-03

## Quotation from the source

> 7 years for reporting the truth is what we expect from dictatorships.

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