Pull quote: The authorities have not allowed the journalists any contact with their families, a lawyer or Reuters since their arrest. The International Commission of Jurists called on the authorities to immediately disclose the whereabouts of the pair. Yangon, Myanmar — As two Reuters journalists neared the end of a week in detention in Myanmar on Tuesday, there was no word on where they were being held as authorities proceeded with an investigation into whether they violated the country’s colonial-era Official Secrets Act. Journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were arrested last Tuesday evening after they were invited to dine with police officers on the outskirts of Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon. "We and their families continue to be denied access to them or to the most basic information about their well-being and whereabouts," Reuters president and editor-in-chief Stephen J Adler said in a statement calling for their immediate release. "Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo are journalists who p...
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