Zayar Thaw (Burmese: ဇေယျာသော် also spelled U Phyo Zayar Thaw or Zeya Thaw, 26 March 1981 – 23 July 2022) was a Burmese politician and former hip-hop artist who was detained for the perceived anti-government messages of his lyrics. Amnesty International named him a prisoner of conscience. He was a member of Pyithu Hluttaw, the Lower House of the Burmese parliament. He, along with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, were elected to the lower house on 1 April 2012. In November 2021 he was arrested by the Myanmar military junta and was sentenced to death in January 2022. In June 2022 the junta announced that his execution was imminent.
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26 March 1981 Rangoon, Burma
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Died |
25 July 2022 (aged 41)
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Zodiac | Aries |
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