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Reuters reporters sentenced to jail in Myanmar

In this combination image made from two photos, Reuters journalists Kyaw Soe Oo, left, and Wa Lone, are handcuffed as they are escorted by police out of the court Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, in Yangon, Myanmar.

In this combination image made from two photos, Reuters journalists Kyaw Soe Oo, left, and Wa Lone, are handcuffed as they are escorted by police out of the court Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, in Yangon, Myanmar.

  (Thein Zaw / AP)

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A Myanmar court sentenced two Reuters journalists to seven years in prison Monday for illegal possession of official documents, a ruling met with international condemnation that will add to outrage over the military’s human rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims.

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Journalists and activists attempt to block police car carrying two Reuters journalists leaving from the court Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, in Yangon, Myanmar.

  (Thein Zaw / AP)

Scot Marciel

Scot Marciel, U.S. Ambassador to Myanmar, arrives at the court for the trial of two Reuters journalists Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, in Yangon, Myanmar.

  (Thein Zaw / AP)

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Chit Su Win, center, wife of Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe Oo, is comforted by a Reuters official as they wait for the arrival of the two Reuters journalists Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, in Yangon, Myanmar.

  (Thein Zaw / AP)

Wa Lone

Reuters journalist Wa Lone, center, is escorted by polices upon arrival at the court Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, in Yangon, Myanmar.

  (Thein Zaw / AP)

Kyaw Soe Oo

Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe Oo, center, is escorted by polices upon arrival at the court Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, in Yangon, Myanmar.

  (Thein Zaw / AP)

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