Zayar Thaw
Burmese politician and rapper
Died when: 41 years 119 days (495 months)Star Sign: Aries
Zayar Thaw (Burmese: ????????? [zèjà ??`], also called U Phyo Zayar Thaw or Zeya Thaw; 26 March 1981 – 23 July 2022) was a Burmese politician and 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.On 23 July 2022, he and three other democratic activists (among them Kyaw Min Yu) were executed.
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