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Moe Yan Naing and his Wife

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Moe Yan Naing and his Wife

Photograph of Moe Yan Naing and his wife, Daw Tu Tu, talking at an event that had been organised on International Women Day 2019, on 8 March, by the Women Writers Committee (WWC) of the Myanmar Centre, as part of the worldwide #BalanceForBetter gender equality campaign. The event took place in the offices of the Myanmar Centre, in Yangon. Moe Yan Naing, a former police officer, was jailed from April 2018 to February 2019 after his whistleblowing regarding the imprisonment of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo by the Myanmar police. The Myanmar Centre presented Moe Yan Naing with a Man of the Year award on 22 December 2018, for his outstanding defense of free expression.

Moe Yan Naing et sa femme

Photographie de Moe Yan Naing et de sa femme, Daw Tu Tu, parlant lors d'un événement organisé pour la Journée internationale de la femme 2019, le 8 mars, par le Comité des Femmes Écrivaines (WWC) du Centre du Myanmar, dans le cadre de la campagne mondiale #BalanceForBetter, pour l'équalité des genres. Cet événement a eu lieu dans les locaux du Centre du Myanmar, à Rangoun. Moe Yan Naing, ancien officier de police, a été incarcéré d'avril 2018 à février 2019 après qu'il eut dénoncé l'emprisonnement des journalistes de Reuters Wa Lone et Kyaw Soe Oo par la police du Myanmar. Le Centre du Myanmar a décerné à Moe Yan Naing le prix de l'Homme de l'Année, le 22 décembre 2018, pour sa défense exceptionnelle de la liberté d'expression.

Moe Yan Naing y su esposa

Fotografía de Moe Yan Naing con su esposa, Daw Tu Tu, hablando en un evento celebrado en el marco del Día Internacional de la Mujer, 8 de marzo, en 2019, organizado por el Comité de Mujeres Escritoras del Centro de Myanmar, dentro de la campaña internacional #BalanceForBetter, por la igualdad de género. El evento tuvo lugar en las oficinas del Centro de Myanmar, en Yangón. Moe Yan Naing, expolicía, fue encarcelado desde abril de 2018 hasta febrero de 2019 por haber sacado a la luz el encarcelamiento de los periodistas de Reuters Wa Lone y Kyaw Soe Oo por parte de la policía de Myanmar. El Centro de Myanmar concedió el premio Hombre del Año a Moe Yan Naing en diciembre de 2018, por su remarcable defensa de la libertad de expresión.

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08/03/2019

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Myanmar Centre

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Myanmar Centre  (ပဲန်မြန်မာ)

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