Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar for their reporting on the country’s Rohingya crisis have been freed. The reporters, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, smiled and waved to a crowd after leaving a Yangon prison Tuesday morning. “I want to say that I am very happy today. I want to thank our friends and families who were trying for our freedom and also to those from all over the world who sympathized with us,” said Wa Lone. He added: “I am really excited to see my family and colleagues. I can’t wait to go to my newsroom.” Two weeks ago, Myanmar’s Supreme Court rejected a final appeal seeking to have the pair’s prison sentences overturned. Their release Tuesday was part of a presidential amnesty involving 6,520 prisoners. Myanmar’s President Win Myint has approved thousands of amnesties for prisoners in recent weeks.