Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Nathan Maung co-founder and editor-in-chief of the online news platform Kamayut Media. Nathan, an American citizen of Burmese descent, was detained alongside co-founder and news producer Hanthar Nyein on March 9th 2021 when the Myanmar Junta raided their office. He spent 15 days in a secretive military-run interrogation centre in Mingaladon where he was handcuffed, blindfolded and subjected to torture, which included continuous beatings, food, water and sleep deprivation and non-stop interrogation. After 15 days, he was transferred to the notorious Insein Prison, where he spent months in solitary confinement. He was freed on the 15th June 2021 and deported to the US. Here he speaks about the difficulties journalists face when attempting to report on the atrocities committed in Myanmar, his experience of imprisonment and torture at the hands of the Myanmar military, the continued suffering of Hanthar, his brother, who is still detained, and his plans for the future now that he has regained his freedom.
The ah nah: Conversations with Myanmar podcast was born from a desire to bring into public consciousness the atrocities that are currently being committed in Myanmar (also known as Burma). Our goal is simply to keep the conversation going, and to let the people of Myanmar know that they have not been forgotten. You can continue to support the people of Myanmar by keeping this conversation going. You can subscribe to this podcast on all major podcasting apps, including Apple, Spotify and Acast. You can also follow us on all our social media pages, linked below. If you’d like to reach out, please email us or fill out this form to add your voice to the conversation (https://tinyurl.com/3ee7ssm9).
Credits:
Song: Kabar Makyay Bu (Until the End of the World), was written and recorded by Naing Myanmar, it became the revolutionary anthem of the 1988 pro-democracy movement and could be heard once again all over Myanmar during the 2021 Coup. Naing Myanmar maintains that the song is no longer his, since the '88 uprising “it belongs to everyone”.
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*Special thanks to Nathan Maung, his brother Hanthar Nyein and journalists and media personnel all across Myanmar who have continued to risk their lives to report on what is happening in Myanmar. We are so grateful to Nathan for adding his voice to the conversation here @ahnahpdocast
Since the coup in February 2021 in Myanmar, 6,803 people have been arrested, charged or sentenced,1,989 people have been charged with a warrant and are evading arrest and 1125 people have been killed by the Junta (these figures as of the 25th September 2021). To find out more please visit Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) https://aappb.org You can also find out more about Hanthar through the AJF Campaign: #FreedomForHanThar
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