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Wa Lone
Journalist

Wa Lone

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Reporting on the Inn Din massacre for Reuters.

Inn Din investigation · Press freedom award

Born
c. 1986
Birthplace
Kinpyit, Myanmar

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Wa Lone

Wa Lone is a Myanmar journalist whose investigation with Kyaw Soe Oo drew international attention to the killings of Rohingya men at Inn Din.

Early life

Origins

Grew up in a rice-farming family in Kinpyit and later lived at a monastery before moving to Yangon.

Career

  1. 2014

    Myanmar Times

    Joined the newspaper.

  2. 2016

    Reuters

    Began reporting for the news agency.

  3. 2017–2019

    Detention and release

    Was imprisoned during the investigation and released under a presidential amnesty in May 2019.

Selected work

Inn Din investigation

Co-reported the killings with interviews and photographic evidence.

Press freedom award

Shared the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano prize with Kyaw Soe Oo.

Beyond work

Family

His daughter was born in 2018 while he was imprisoned.

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.