A near-record number of journalists around the world are behind bars for their work, including two Reuters reporters whose imprisonment in Myanmar has drawn international criticism, according to a report released on Thursday.

Number of journalists jailed for doing job near record high: Report

The two journalists - Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27 - had worked on Reuters coverage of a crisis in Rakhine state, where an army crackdown on insurgents since the end of August has triggered the flight of 688,000 Rohingya Muslims, according to the United Nations

Reuters reporters arrested in Myanmar brought to court; bail decision likely

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Number of journalists jailed for doing job near record high: Report

Reuters reporters arrested in Myanmar brought to court; bail decision likely