Kyaw Min Yu

In this Burmese name, the given name is Kyaw Min Yu. There is no family name.
Kyaw Min Yu
ကျော်မင်းယု
Born(1969-02-13)13 February 1969
Shan State, Burma[1]
Died23 July 2022(2022-07-23) (aged 53)
Insein Prison, Yangon, Myanmar
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Other namesKo Jimmy
Education
Criminal penaltyDeath
Criminal statusExecuted
SpouseNilar Thein
Children1
Parents
  • Tin Yu (father)
  • Ahmar Nyunt (mother)

Kyaw Min Yu (Burmese: ကျော်မင်းယု; also known as Ko Jimmy; 13 February 1969 – 23 July 2022) was a Burmese writer, political prisoner, and a member of the 88 Generation Students Group. He was executed in July 2022[2] after being sentenced to death for activism against the junta that seized power in a coup in 2021.[3]

  1. ^ "Political Prisoner Profile No. 0050" (PDF). Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma). 7 August 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Myanmar junta executes four democracy activists". Reuters. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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