Learn Chinese with ChinesePod News (May 08, 2019)br br In Myanmar, Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were released from prison bybr presidential pardon on Tuesday. The reporters were arrested in 2017 while investigating thebr killing of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State. The plight of the Pulitzer-prize-winning pairbr gained international attention as an indicator of the limits on freedom of expression andbr democratic rights in Myanmar.br br Improve your Chinese with ChinesePod Today! Join our daily newscast on current events to practice and develop your Chinese language skills. Subscribe now to get the full benefit of our lessons!br br Connect with our host, Alice, on Facebook at facebook.comAlice-ChinesePod-412105356007396br br NOTE: This video features SIMPLIFIED characters, which are used in Mainland China. For viewers studying the form of written Chinese used in Hong Kong and Taiwan (traditional), the traditional-character version of this story (alongside all others of ChinesePod Today) is available at br This ChinesePod Today news broadcast includes the following vocabulary:br br 特赦 presidential pardonbr 陷害 to frame br 滥权 abuse of powerbr 打压 to suppressbr 身陷囹圄 to be in prisonbr br Go to ChinesePod.com for more great lessons and videos!br ===================================br Like this video? Sign-up today to make the most of ChinesePod.com's 4,000+ lesson library!br br LIKE US: facebook.comchinesepodbr TWEET US: twitter.comchinesepodbr DOUBLE-TAP US: instagram.comchinesepodtvbr SNAP US: snapchat.comaddchinesepodtvbr READ US: chinesepod.comblogbr LEARN WITH US: chinesepod.