About Htin Lin Oo
Born 1967. Htin Lin Oo is a writer.
Htin Lin Oo (; also spelt Htin Linn Oo; born 21 January 1967) is a Burmese writer and former political prisoner. He previously served as the information officer for the National League for Democracy.
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. The speech was denounced by Buddhist nationalists, including the Patriotic Buddhist Monks Union. In June 2015, he was sentenced to 2 years of hard labour for defaming religion and 'hurting religious feelings.' His sentencing was condemned by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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