Htin Lin Oo

Htin Lin Oo (Burmese: ထင်လင်းဦး; also spelt Htin Linn Oo; born 21 January 1967) is a Burmese writer and former political prisoner.[1] He previously served as the information officer for the National League for Democracy.[2]

In this Burmese name, the given name is Htin Lin Oo. There is no family name.
Htin Lin Oo
ထင်လင်းဦး
Born21 January 1967 (1967-01-21) (age 56)
Burma
Occupations
  • Writer
  • politician
Political partyNational League for Democracy

On 23 October 2014, he gave a public speech in Chaung-U Township, where he criticised nationalist Buddhist monks and hardliners of stoking inter-religious tensions in the country.[3][4] The speech was denounced by Buddhist nationalists, including the Patriotic Buddhist Monks Union.[5] In June 2015, he was sentenced to 2 years of hard labour for defaming religion and 'hurting religious feelings.'[6] His sentencing was condemned by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.[4] He was pardoned on 16 April 2016 by President Htin Kyaw.[2]

In the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, he was detained by the military junta.[2] On 22 February 2022, he was sentenced to three years and was released under a mass pardon in January 2023.[7]

References
  1. "Political Prisoner Profile - Htin Linn Oo" (PDF). Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. 2015-08-31.
  2. "Htin Lin Oo". PEN America. 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  3. Naw Noreen (2015-01-15). "Htin Lin Oo makes apology to Buddhist hard-liners". DVB. Archived from the original on 2021-10-03.
  4. "Htin Lin Oo sentence 'appalling'". DVB. 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  5. Myay, Chan (2014-11-17). "NLD Official Condemned After Buddhism Speech". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  6. Myay, Chan (2015-06-02). "2 Years Hard Labor for Htin Lin Oo in Religious Offense Case". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  7. "Former minister, writer among Myanmar prisoners freed in amnesty". The Straits Times. 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.