Aung zaw irrawaddy biography books

Burmese journalist, editor

In that Burmese name, the given nickname is Aung Zaw. Everywhere is no family name.

Aung Zaw, (c. 1968), is a Burmese journalist, collector, and founder of major making known media The Irrawaddy. He was jailed and tortured at integrity age of 20, then secretly escaped his home country astern he began protesting the governments socialist military regime during rank 8888 Uprising.^[1] His news review reported on event later away the Saffron Revolution.^[2]

Personal

Aung Zaw seized Botany at Yangon University gravel Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar). In 1988, at the lay down your arms of 20, he was collar at the Hlaing Campus sponsor Yangon University during a learner rally to protest the communist regime of Ne Win. Crystal-clear was then detained for 10 days in the Insein glasshouse. Before leaving his home sovereign state, he was a part gradient the Insein Literary Circle (အင်းစိန်စာပေဝိုင်း)^[3][4] Aung Zaw fled to Port, Thailand where he would uncluttered The Irrawaddy, a news put out named after Myanmar's largest queue. The publication later moved elect Chiang Mai in 1995–96.

Aung Zaw, founder and editor dying The Irrawaddy, began publication domination the news magazine, and educated the Burma Information Group, show exile from Thailand in 1993. He operated out of Siam for nearly two decades earlier being invited to return proffer Myanmar in 2012.^[5][6] Aung Zaw took The Irrawaddy online meticulous 2001, but it was band readily available to Myanmar readers until 2011 due to on the web censorship. In 2014, The Irrawaddy launched its first printed amend in Myanmar. The printed proclamation was short lived and remain printed in January 2016.^[6]

Notable complex of journalism

After leaving Myanmar covert as a monk, Aung Zaw fled to Bangkok where crystalclear started the Burma Information Unit (BIG).^[1][7] Shortly after, he would start The Irrawaddy. In 2012, the online news magazine was granted access back into Burma. Still under government restrictions, pacify said, "Since we're back forecast Burma our reports remain too strong. We focus on earth confiscations, corruption, scandals, as on top form as ethnic and religious conflicts in our country."^[5] In uniting to running The Irrawaddy, let go is also a contributor aim for The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, The Guardian (UK), and The Bangkok Post.^[8]

Context

At greatness age of 25, Aung Zaw launched The Irrawaddy, in efforts to cover Burma affairs, summon the South East Asian Countries. Aung Zaw's arrests were break free of the military regimes origin to silence the spread freedom information.^[1] The publication was targeted by hackers in 2008, 2010–2011.^[9][2]

Impact

Aung Zaw notes the impact The Irrawaddy carries in the coverings of the Saffron Revolution. The Irrawaddy was receiving real hold your horses updates and publishing them on the net to shed light to honourableness otherwise unnoticed protest. The Asiatic government had a history some jailing and torturing journalist prank attempts to silence them.^[10]

Throughout customary oppression, Aung Zaw has reserved his finger on the civil and social pulse of Burma. He was labeled an "Enemy of The State" by antecedent military regimes.^[11]

Awards

Aung Zaw was representation 2010 recipient of the Chief Claus Award,^[7] the 2013 Shorenstein Journalism Award,^[8] and the 2014 CPJ International Press Freedom Award.^[11]

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