Aung Zaw | |
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အောင်ဇော် | |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Aung_Zaw_(editor).jpg) Aung Zaw in 2014 | |
| Born | c. 1968 (age 56) Rangoon, Burma |
| Nationality | Myanmar |
| Citizenship | Republic of the Union of Myanmar |
| Education | Rangoon University |
| Occupation | Journalist & editor |
| Employer | The Irrawaddy |
| Known for | his dissidence and publishing Burmese news from exile |
| Awards | 2010 Prince Claus Award, 2013 Shorenstein Journalism Award, 2014 CPJ International Press Freedom Award |
Aung Zaw, (c. 1968), is a Burmese journalist, editor, and founder of major publishing media The Irrawaddy. He was jailed and tortured at the age of 20, then covertly escaped his home country after he began protesting the governments socialist military regime during the 8888 Uprising.[1] His news magazine reported on event later during the Saffron Revolution.[2]
- ^ Krausz, Tibor (December 7, 2007). "The Irrawaddy: All the news that Burma deems unfit to print". The Christian Science Monitor.
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