Suu & U Win Tin

 

_ reported by Dr. Tayza

 

U Win Tin, a prominent Burmese journalist and a much respected activist for press freedom and democracy in Burma, now aged 77 years, has this week reached 18years inside notorious Burmese jails. He is currently the longest serving prisoner of conscience in Burma.

 

 

 

U Win Tin is the former editor in chief of the Hanthawathi newspaper, author of many articles criticising the regime.

(Photo= U Win Tin in younger age before his arrest)

 

 

 

 

    

U Win Tin is a close advisor of Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Laureate and leader of Burma's democracy movement. He was also a founding member of Burma's main pro-democracy party, the National League for Democracy.

 

U Win Tin’s health has deteriorated significantly during his years of incarceration. The journalist has had two heart attacks, a slipped disc and has undergone numerous surgeries. He has lost most of his teeth because of poor conditions inside the prison.