Stephen J. Adler

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Ten Rohingya boys and men in a Rakhine village last year. They were later found dead in a mass grave. Credit Reuters

In Myanmar, as everywhere, facts have power. It was the gruesome facts uncovered by two of our reporters for Reuters, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, that led to their being framed, arrested, tried and — this month — handed a draconian seven-year prison sentence. Last week, Myanmar’s civilian leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, resolutely ignored the facts and vigorously defended the unjust convictions. With the United Nations General Assembly gathering soon, it’s time to harness the facts to secure our reporters’ freedom.

Here are the facts:

The Rohingya are a Muslim minority based in Rakhine State, in western Myanmar, a majority-Buddhist country.…  Seguir leyendo »