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An editor says a Myanmar military court has sentenced a local journalist to life in prison

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Myanmar is one of the world’s biggest jailers of journalists, second only to China .

The sentences for Myo Myint Oo and Aung San Oo of the independent online news service Dawei Watch appear to be the most severe dealt to any journalist since the military seized power from the elected government in February 2021 .

Last week , two freelance journalists in Myanmar were killed, one allegedly after being captured, when security forces raided the home of one of them in the southern state of Mon.

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formal

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English

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58

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