Myanmar Pardons Two Reuters Reporters Jailed for Exposing Massacre of Rohingya

Two Reuters journalists imprisoned in Myanmar for reporting on a military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims have been released after spending more than 500 days behind bars.

Reporters Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, walked free Tuesday morning after a presidential pardon, according to Reuters.

A post on the news agency's Twitter account shows the Burmese journalists leaving Yangon's infamous Insein Prison.

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Two Reuters journalists imprisoned in Myanmar for reporting on a military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims have been released after spending more than 500 days behind bars. Reporters Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, walked free Tuesday morning after a presidential pardon, according to Reuters. A post on the news agency's Twitter account shows the Burmese journalists leaving Yangon's infamous Insein Prison. https://twitter.