US 'deeply concerned' after Reuters reporters arrested in Myanmar...

The U.S. Embassy on Wednesday called for the Myanmar government to explain the arrests of two Reuters journalists after they were invited to meet with police officials in Yangon.

“For a democracy to succeed, journalists need to be able to do their jobs freely. We urge the government to explain these arrests and allow immediate access to the journalists,” the embassy in Naypyidaw said in a statement.

Reuters confirmed that reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were arrested late Tuesday in connection with their work.

“We are outraged by this blatant attack on press freedom. We call for authorities to release them immediately,” Reuters Editor-in-Chief Stephen Adler said in a statement.

The Myanmar Ministry of Information said in a Facebook post that the reporters “illegally acquired information with the intention to share it with foreign media." Full story...

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