Census takers guarded by police and soldiers took to the streets of Myanmar on Wednesday for a national survey that anti-junta groups have urged people to boycott.
BY AFP
Media freedom advocates praised the surprise release of Reuters reporters in Myanmar but stressed the pair should never have been jailed in the first place.
The UN praised the release of two Reuters journalists, but warned that freedom of expression remains heavily restricted in the country.
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