Authorities free two more journalists held since September 2007

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Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

23 October 2007

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(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders and the Burma Media Association welcome the release of two journalists who were arrested during protests in September 2007. Win Ko Ko Latt of “Weekly Eleven Journal” and Nay Linn Aung of “7-Days Journal” were freed in the past couple of days, their newspapers said on 23 October.

(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders and the Burma Media Association welcome the release of two journalists who were arrested during protests in September 2007.

Win Ko Ko Latt of “Weekly Eleven Journal” and Nay Linn Aung of “7-Days Journal” were freed in the past couple of days, their newspapers said on 23 October.

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