A court in Myanmar has sentenced two Reuters journalists to seven years in prison, accusing them of breaching a law on state secrets. <br />For more on this and other news around the world let's turn to our Ro Aram…<br />Aram… what kind of reaction has this sparked around the world?<br /><br /> Well Mark… as you'd expect the reactions, in general, have not been positive….<br /> There has been a global outcry over the court's rulings, with many condemning the decision as a travesty of justice and severe blow to press freedom in Myanmar. <br />Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were investigating violence against Rohingya Muslims in the country, which Myanmar's military has been accused of being responsible for.<br />The incident has been a thorn in the side of Myanmar de-facto leader and Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Syi, who has been widely criticized for not speaking up about the issue. <br />The court on Monday found the journalists guilty of violating the colonial-era Official Secrets Act when they collected confidential documents.<br /> The pair have maintained their innocence, saying police officers handed them the papers at a restaurant in the city of Yangon moments before other officers arrested them. <br />A police witness is said to have testified in court that the restaurant meeting was set up to stop the journalists from reporting on the Rohingya crisis.<br />The UN, the EU, the U.S., along with a host of other countries, have called for the journalists to be acquitted. <br />The two have been in jail since their arrest last December. <br />
