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CPJ said it was relieved the two Reuters journalists were finally freed and should never have been jailed.

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

Statement: CPJ said it was relieved the two Reuters journalists were finally freed and should never have been jailed.
Field: status
Value: CPJ welcomes the journalists' release
About: incident 2018-myanmar-reuters-journalists-official-secrets-act
Source: Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo freed by pardon in Myanmar
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2019-05-07

Quotation from the source

CPJ is deeply relieved that Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have finally been freed, and reiterates that Myanmar should never have charged and jailed them in the first place.