Sithu Aung Myint

Sithu Aung Myint is a Burmese journalist and political commentator, best known as a columnist for Frontier Myanmar, and as a contributor to VOA since 2014.
In the aftermath of the 2021 [Myanmar coup d'état], he was arrested by authorities on 15 August 2021 for publishing several articles that critiqued the military junta and allegedly backing the opposing National [Unity Government of Myanmar]. On 7 October 2022, he was sentenced to three years in prison for incitement under section 505 of Myanmar's penal code. He remains at Insein Prison, where he faces a life sentence for defamation, and another 20 years for sedition. On 9 December, he was sentenced to another 7 years of hard labour.