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Kyaw Soe Oo
Journalist

Kyaw Soe Oo

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Investigating the Inn Din massacre with Wa Lone.

Inn Din reporting · Press freedom prize

Born
1990
Birthplace
Rakhine State

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Kyaw Soe Oo

Kyaw Soe Oo is a Myanmar journalist whose Reuters reporting documented the killing of Rohingya men at Inn Din.

Early life

Origins

Grew up in Sittwe in Rakhine State.

Career

  1. Early reporting

    Root Investigative Agency

    Worked for the regional news outlet.

  2. 2017

    Reuters investigation

    Worked with Wa Lone before their arrest in December.

  3. 2019

    Release

    Freed through a presidential amnesty in May.

Selected work

Inn Din reporting

Co-reported the massacre using witnesses and photographic evidence.

Press freedom prize

Shared the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano award with Wa Lone.

Beyond work

Family

Married Chit Su Win; they have a daughter.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: VOA Burmese. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.