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Wa Lone

Burmese journalist · Myanmar · On the map · Journalists · Born 1986 · age 40

Wa Lone is a Reuters journalist and children's author who, with fellow reporter Kyaw Soe Oo, was arrested on 12 December 2017 in Myanmar because of their investigation into the Inn Din massacre. A police witness testified that their arrest was a case of entrapment.

Wa Lone is read about 11 times a day, in 7 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 4 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 145 days, one point a day.

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Awards

UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize2019
George Polk Award2018

About this person

It is believed to have been intended to intimidate journalists.

Country
Myanmar
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1986 · age 40

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