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10:25pm, 10th May, 2019

Taliban fighters double as reporters to wage Afghan digital war

Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban's chief spokesman and editor-in-chief of the insurgent group's daily news bulletin, starts every day by collecting reports of overnight fighting with U.S. and Afghan forces.

Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail

12:42am, 7th May, 2019

World

Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail

Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of Yangon on Tuesday after spending more than 500 days behind bars.

Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed from prison after more than 500 days

10:38pm, 6th May, 2019

World

Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed from prison after more than 500 days

Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of Yangon on Tuesday after spending more than 500 days behind bars, witnesses said.

Myanmar's top court to hear Reuters reporters' appeal in official secrets case

1:21am, 26th March, 2019

World

Myanmar's top court to hear Reuters reporters' appeal in official secrets case

Myanmar's Supreme Court was scheduled on Tuesday to hear the appeal of two Reuters journalists imprisoned for breaking a colonial-era official secrets law, in a case that has raised questions about Myanmar's progress towards democracy.

Bomb bunker, war reporters and Charlie Chaplin: Hanoi's storied Metropole hosts Kim-Trump summit

8:50pm, 26th February, 2019

World

Bomb bunker, war reporters and Charlie Chaplin: Hanoi's storied Metropole hosts Kim-Trump summit

A storied French colonial-era hotel once used by the North Vietnamese government to house foreign guests during the Vietnam War is set to host U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as they meet for a second nuclear summit on...

Myanmar court allows jailed Reuters reporters' appeal to proceed: lawyer

1:25pm, 20th November, 2018

World

Myanmar court allows jailed Reuters reporters' appeal to proceed: lawyer

Myanmar's High Court has allowed an appeal to proceed in the case of two Reuters reporters jailed for seven years on charges of breaking the country's Official Secrets Act, defense lawyers said on Tuesday.

Ex-Senate staffer pleads guilty to lying about contact with reporters

7:10pm, 15th October, 2018

Politics

Ex-Senate staffer pleads guilty to lying about contact with reporters

James Wolfe, a former senior staffer on the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, pleaded guilty to a charge that he lied to the FBI about contacts with reporters, the Justice Department said on Monday.

Amal Clooney calls on Myanmar's Suu Kyi to pardon Reuters reporters

4:19pm, 28th September, 2018

World

Amal Clooney calls on Myanmar's Suu Kyi to pardon Reuters reporters

The families of two Reuters reporters imprisoned in Myanmar have asked for a pardon, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney told a press freedom event at the United Nations on Friday as she pressed the country's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to agr...

Myanmar says court in Reuters reporters' case was independent

8:38am, 7th September, 2018

World

Myanmar says court in Reuters reporters' case was independent

Myanmar's government spokesman said on Friday a court that convicted two Reuters journalists under the colonial-era Official Secrets Act was independent and followed due process, after international calls for the pair to be released.

Myanmar court jails Reuters reporters for seven years in landmark secrets case

8:39am, 3rd September, 2018

World

Myanmar court jails Reuters reporters for seven years in landmark secrets case

A Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state secrets and jailed them for seven years, in a landmark case seen as a test of progress toward democracy in the Southeast Asian country.

Reuters Myanmar reporters jailed for seven years in landmark secrets case

2:27am, 3rd September, 2018

World

Reuters Myanmar reporters jailed for seven years in landmark secrets case

A Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state secrets and jailed them for seven years, in a landmark case seen as a test of progress towards democracy in the Southeast Asian country.

Myanmar judge jails Reuters reporters for seven years in landmark secrets case

12:23am, 3rd September, 2018

World

Myanmar judge jails Reuters reporters for seven years in landmark secrets case

A Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state secrets and sentenced them to seven years in prison, in a landmark case seen as a test of progress towards democracy in the Southeast Asian country.

Myanmar judge convicts two Reuters reporters in landmark secrets case

11:21pm, 2nd September, 2018

World

Myanmar judge convicts two Reuters reporters in landmark secrets case

A Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state secrets and sentenced them to seven years in prison, in a landmark case seen as a test of progress toward democracy in the Southeast Asian country.

Myanmar court to deliver verdicts on jailed Reuters reporters

12:46pm, 26th August, 2018

World

Myanmar court to deliver verdicts on jailed Reuters reporters

A court in Myanmar is set to hand down verdicts on Monday in the case of two Reuters journalists accused of obtaining secret state documents.

Reuters reporters 'revealing the truth', former teacher tells Myanmar court

9:45am, 6th August, 2018

World

Reuters reporters 'revealing the truth', former teacher tells Myanmar court

A Myanmar court heard defense witnesses on Monday vouch for the integrity of two Reuters journalists accused of obtaining secret state documents and will hear final arguments in two weeks, when the trial regarded as a test of press freedom resumes.

Pompeo urges release of Reuters reporters in meeting with Myanmar minister

1:01am, 4th August, 2018

World

Pompeo urges release of Reuters reporters in meeting with Myanmar minister

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for the immediate release of two Reuters reporters detained in Myanmar when he met Myanmar's Foreign Minister Kyaw Tin on Saturday on the sidelines of a regional conference in Singapore, the State Depar...

Russia says reporters were killed in Central Africa during robbery

5:25am, 3rd August, 2018

World

Russia says reporters were killed in Central Africa during robbery

Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Friday a preliminary investigation showed three Russian journalists were killed in the Central African Republic this week by assailants who wanted to rob them.

Myanmar court files secrets act charges against Reuters reporters

3:23pm, 9th July, 2018

World

Myanmar court files secrets act charges against Reuters reporters

A court in Myanmar on Monday charged two jailed Reuters journalists with obtaining secret state documents, moving the landmark press freedom case into its trial stage after six months of preliminary hearings.