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Here is the sequence of events surrounding the arrest of two Burmese Reuters journalists 

1) MSF's LIMITED survey found over 10,000 (6,700 + 9,000) Rohingyas died many of whom from direct violence in the first month of Myanmar military's so-called "security clearance operations". 

'Staggering' Numbers From MSF on Rohingya Killings 

14 Dec 2017 

http://www.newser.com/story/252854/msf-67k-rohingya-killed-in-one-month.html 

2) the two Reuters journalists who were sniffing around mass graves, which could potential provide solid evidence for the got for MSF's LIMITED - as opposed to comprehensive - SURVEY of 600,000 genocide survivors in Bangladesh camps, were detained; 

SOURCE: Two Reuters journalists arrested in Myanmar 

13 Dec 2017 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42335097 

3) Myanmar military subsequently announced finding of mass graves; 

SOURCE: Myanmar bars UN probe as mass grave found in Rakhine 

20 December 2017 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42425217 

4) the two detainees "disappeared" initially and temporarily. 

SOURCE: Detention extended for Reuters journalists in Myanmar 

27 Dec 2017 

https://uk.reuters.com/video/2017/12/27/reuters-journalists-in-myanmar-remanded?videoId=376677439&newsChannel=topNews 

5) the two journalists emerged defiant in the day they appeared before the court where they were charged with 'obtaining state secrets". 

SOURCE: Reuters Reporters Are Charged In Myanmar With Obtaining State Secrets 

10 Jan 2018 

https://www.gfmreview.com/breaking/reuters-reporters-are-charged-in-myanmar-with-obtaining-state-secrets 

6) Myanmar military admitted to "participating in the killings of 10 Bengali terrorists who threatened to kill local Buddhists". 

SOURCE: Rohingya crisis: Myanmar army admits killings 

10 January 2018 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42639418