Prominent Myanmar filmmaker arrested after a year on the run
10.02.2022 - 14:09
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BANGKOK -- An award-winning film director in Myanmar has been arrested almost a year after he was put on a wanted list for encouraging government employees to join in protests against military rule, a colleague and local media reported Thursday.Htun Zaw Win, whose professional name is Wyne, was arrested Wednesday at his apartment in Yangon after spending most of the past year on the run, said the colleague, who is also a prominent figure in the entertainment industry. He spoke on condition of anonymity because of fear of arrest.Wyne has won multiple awards for best director and best screenplay from the Myanmar Motion Picture Organization.
In addition to his popular feature films, he has also worked on movies and shorts dealing with political themes, including land-grabbing and censorship.The colleague said the 48-year-old Wyne is believed to have gone home to receive medical treatment. He has not fully recovered from a stroke in 2019.According to the independent Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, 12,059 people have been arrested since Myanmar’s military ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb.
1 last year. Of those, 9,056 remain detained.The army takeover triggered widespread protests and the formation of a civil disobedience movement.
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