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A Myanmar military tribunal on Wednesday sentenced a photojournalist to 20 years in prison with hard labour, his employer said.Myanmar Now staffer Sai Zaw Thaike, 40, was arrested in May while he was reporting the impact of Cyclone Mocha in the neighbouring country's Rakhine state.This is the longest known prison term handed down to a media professional in the junta-ruled country since the 2021 army coup, according to Reuters. Myanmar's military overthrew the democratically elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021.The exact charges against him are unclear, he earlier faced charges for misinformation, incitement, and sedition under article 27 of the Natural Disaster Management Law, section 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law, and sections 505a and 124a of the colonial-era Penal Code.Myanmar Now reported that he was deprived of legal representation and family visits during the three months between his arrest and conviction."The mil