Nay Phone Latt
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Nay Phone Latt
| Nay Phone Latt | |
|---|---|
| Native name | နေဖုန်းလတ် |
| Born | Nay Myo Kyaw 28 June 1980 Burma |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Alma mater | Yangon Technological University |
| Occupation | Blogger |
| Criminal charge | Violation of the Electronics Act |
| Criminal penalty | 20 years, 6 months in prison |
| Criminal status | Pardoned |
| Awards | PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award |
| Website | |
| www.nayphonelatt.com | |
Nay Phone Latt (Burmese: နေဖုန်းလတ်; born Nay Myo Kyaw in 1980) is a Burmese blogger and activist who was a recipient of PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award[1] and selected for 2010 Time 100 list under Hero Categories.[2] From 2008 to 2012, he was detained at Hpa-An Prison and was listed as a political prisoner by Assistance Association for Political Prisoners of Burma.[3]
Nay Phone Latt graduated with Engineering degree from Yangon Technological University. He worked in Singapore for a few years before he went back to Myanmar to start his Internet Cafe business. He was arrested in January 2008 and sentenced to total of 20 years and 6 months in prison under Electronic act, creating public alarm and video act due to his alleged involvement in spreading news during 2007 Burmese anti-government protests using his blogs.[4] He wrote regularly in a Burmese internet magazine Thanlwin Ainmat (သံလွင်အိမ်မက်, Dream of Salween River) and his personal blog, The City that I have dropped (ကနော်လွတ်ကျခဲ့တဲ့မြို့တော်) before he was arrested. On February 20, 2009, his sentence was reduced on appeal to 12 years.[5]
In 2010, Nay Phone Latt was awarded the PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award, which honors "writers who have fought courageously in the face of adversity for the right to freedom of expression".[5]
Nay Phone Latt was released on 13 January 2012 as part of a mass presidential pardon of political prisoners.[6]
References
- ^ "The 2010 TIME 100". Time. http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1984685_1984949_1985235,00.html. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ Bono (2010-04-29). "Heroes". Time. http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1984685_1984949,00.html. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^ "Data - Political Prisoners List". Assistance Association for Political Prisoners of Burma. http://www.aappb.org/prisoners3.html. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ "Burma blogger jailed for 20 years". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7721271.stm. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ a b "PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award". PEN American Center. 2012. http://www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/448. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ "Burma prisoner amnesty – Hla Hla Win walks". Democratic Voice of Burma. http://www.dvb.no/news/live-burma-prisoner-amnesty-hla-hla-win-walks-2/19675. Retrieved 2012-1-13.
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