1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgJessica Jerreathttps://cpj.org/author/jjerreat/Myanmar court rejects appeal by Reuters' Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KrUh2mVKoz"><a href="https://cpj.org/2019/04/myanmar-court-rejects-reuters-journalists-appeal/">Myanmar court rejects appeal by Reuters’ Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2019/04/myanmar-court-rejects-reuters-journalists-appeal/embed/#?secret=KrUh2mVKoz" width="600" height="338" title="“Myanmar court rejects appeal by Reuters’ Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="KrUh2mVKoz" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/rt_myanmar_journalist_1.jpg750500New York, April 22, 2019--The Committee to Protect Journalists expressed deep disappointment today after the Myanmar Supreme Court upheld Reuters' journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo's convictions. Reuters reported that the Supreme Court justice said the appeal was rejected and did not elaborate further.