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Winner of the

Kenji Nagai
Memorial Prize

Background
Ms. Eint Khaing Oo was arrested on
June 2008 while covering a peaceful rally
carried out by victims of the cyclone
Nargis that left more than 138,000 people
death or missing.

A group of cyclone victims, mostly from

South Dagon Township, were on their
way to seek aid from Rangoon-based
international NGOs as they were
receiving inadequate aid and assistance
Eint Khaing Oo from the government.

Ms. Eint Khaing Oo was arrested along

with some cyclone victims. The police

24-year-old Burmese female journalist accused her of taking photographs of
victims with the intention of selling these

a law graduate to foreign-based Burmese media
organizations.

working for Eco-vision Weekly Journal She was charged under Section 505(b)
and 124(a) of the Criminal Code. A two-

sentenced to two years in prison year sentence was handed down on 14
November by a Rangoon court at the end
of a trial held behind closed doors with
no defense lawyer.
Charges and Sentence
Section 505(b) Section 124(a) Sentence
"statements "conduct or speech " two-year
conducting to inciting people to imprisonment
public mischief ... rebel against the with hard labor"
which is likely to authority of the
cause fear or alarm state"
to the public" … nominated by the Burma Media Association