Groups like the Southeast Asian Press Alliance welcomed the release of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo but they also highlighted the injustice suffered by the two reporters:
Àwọn ẹgbẹ́ bíi Southeast Asian Press Alliance kí Wa Lone àti Kyaw Soe Oo káàbọ̀ lẹ́yìn-in tí a dá wọn sílẹ̀ àmọ́ wọ́n sọ ìyànjẹ tí ó kojú àwọn akọ̀ròyìn méjèèjì: