San San Nweh
Burmese writer and journalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San San Nweh (Burmese: စမ်းစမ်းနွဲ့ (or) စမ်းစမ်းနွဲ့ (သာယာဝတီ), [sáɰ̃ sáɰ̃ nwɛ̀]; or San San Nwe) is a Burmese writer and journalist. She was jailed for nearly seven years (1994–2001) by the Burmese military junta for her "anti-government intentions". San San Nweh was awarded the 2001 Golden Pen of Freedom, along with Win Tin, in recognition of "their outstanding services to the cause of press freedom" in Myanmar.
In this Burmese name, the given name is San San Nweh. There is no family name.
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San San Nweh | |
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Born | August 1945 (1945-08) (age 78) |
Nationality | Burmese |
Occupation(s) | reporter, novelist |
Known for | dissident reporting |
Awards | Freedom to Write Award (1995) Reporters Without Borders-Fondation de France Prize (1999) Golden Pen of Freedom (2001) |
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