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Htin Lin Oo
Burmese writer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Htin Lin Oo (Burmese: ထင်လင်းဦး; also spelt Htin Linn Oo; born 21 January 1967) is a Burmese writer and former political prisoner.[1] He previously served as the information officer for the National League for Democracy.[2]
On 23 October 2014, he gave a public speech in Chaung-U Township, where he criticised nationalist Buddhist monks and hardliners of stoking inter-religious tensions in the country.[3][4] The speech was denounced by Buddhist nationalists, including the Patriotic Buddhist Monks Union.[5] In June 2015, he was sentenced to 2 years of hard labour for defaming religion and 'hurting religious feelings.'[6] His sentencing was condemned by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.[4] He was pardoned on 16 April 2016 by President Htin Kyaw.[2]
In the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, he was detained by the military junta.[2] On 22 February 2022, he was sentenced to three years and was released under a mass pardon in January 2023.[7]
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