Two Reuters journalists arrested in Myanmar

Myanmar government wants to keep the world in the dark about its horrendous crimes of genocide against the Rohingyas. As such, anyone reporting about the genocide are sure target of harassment and abuse by the criminal Myanmar government. The latest victims are two Reuters reporting from inside Myanmar. See below for the news.
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Reuters Staff 

YANGON (Reuters) - Two Reuters journalists were arrested on Tuesday evening in Myanmar’s main city, Yangon, a government spokesman said.
“Yes it is correct that they were arrested,” spokesman Zaw Htay said. “Not only your reporters, but also the policemen who were involved in that case. We will take action against those policemen and also the reporters.”
He did not say why the journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, had been arrested, provide details of the action they faced or explain what case he was referring to.
Reuters global communications chief Abbe Serphos said: “We are urgently seeking more information about the circumstances of their arrest and their current situation.”
Wa Lone, who joined Reuters in June 2016, has covered a range of stories, including the Rohingya refugee crisis in Rakhine State. Kyaw Soe Oo has reported for Reuters since September. 
The U.S. embassy in Yangon said in a statement posted on its website on Wednesday evening that it was “deeply concerned by the highly irregular arrests of two Reuters reporters after they were invited to meet with police officials in Yangon last night”.
“For a democracy to succeed, journalists need to be able to do their jobs freely,” the embassy said.
“We urge the government to explain these arrests and allow immediate access to the journalists.”

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