Reuters reporter Wa Lone was a 2018 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award Honoree. He was arrested in December 2017 with his colleague Kyaw Soe Oo 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 in 2019, they were ultimately released via an amnesty on May 6, 2019.
Wa Lone
Is case active: Yes
Country:Myanmar
Region:Asia-Pacific
Gender:Male
Status:Released
Years active:2019