Reuters reporter Kyaw Soe Oo was a 2018 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award honoree. He was arrested in December 2017 along with his colleague Wa Lone after they covered a massacre in Rakhine State. Both writers received seven-year prison sentences in 2018 for allegedly obtaining state secrets. Though their sentences were repeatedly upheld, they were ultimately released via an amnesty on May 6, 2019.
Kyaw Soe Oo
Is case active: Yes
Country:Myanmar
Region:Asia-Pacific
Gender:Male
Status:Released
Years active:2019