several countries unite nations journalist group demand release reuters reporters wa lone kyaw soe oo detention myanmar reporters arrest dec. 12 invite meet police officials outskirts yangon work stories military crackdown rakhine state scene 600,000 rohingya muslims flee bangladesh since late august myanmar ministry information say reporters illegally acquire information intention share foreign media release photo handcuff say reporters two policemen face charge british colonial-era official secrets act carry maximum prison sentence 14 years though officials say charge exact whereabouts know reuters driver myothant tun drop battalion8 compound two reporters two police officer head nearby restaurant journalists return car reuters president editor-in-chief stephen j. adler say arrest blatant attack press freedom call immediate release journalists reactions detention politicians press freedom advocate around world u.s. secretary state rex tillerson say unite state demand immediate release information circumstances around disappearance british minister asia pacific mark field say absolutely strongly disapprove idea journalists go everyday business arrest make clear strong possible term feel need release early possible opportunity swedish foreign minister margot call arrest threat democratic peaceful development myanmar region say accept journalists attack simply kidnap disappear ... able send journalists particular area crucial importance u.n. secretary-general antonio guterres say countries everything possible secure journalists release freedom press myanmar guterres say clearly concern relation erosion press freedom country add probably reason journalists arrest report see relation massive human tragedy canada minister foreign affairs chrystia freeland former editor thomson reuters digital tweet deeply concern report arrest freedom press essential democracy must preserve say president european parliament antonio tajani call myanmar protect media freedoms release two reporters iqbal sobhan chowdhury information adviser bangladesh prime minister sheikh hasina say strongly denounce arrest reuters journalists feel reporters free immediately depict truth world report japan prime minister shinzo abe spokesman motosada matano say government closely watch situation japan conduct dialogue myanmar government human right myanmar general committee protect journalists say call local authorities immediately unconditionally release reuters reporters wa lone kyaw soe oo arrest come amid widen crackdown grave impact ability journalists cover story vital global importance foreign correspondents club myanmar say appal arrest gravely concern state press freedom myanmar call authorities ensure reporters safety allow families see foreign correspondents club neighbor thailand say alarm use draconian law heavy penalties journalists simply job club call journalists release wield blunt legal instrument intimidate effect journalists pose real threat media freedom say factbox international reaction arrest reuters reporters myanmar