Yangon – Today, U.S. Ambassador Derek Mitchell released the followed statement on the death of U Win Tin. “It was with great sadness that I learned of my friend U Win Tin’s passing this morning. As newspaper editor, author, poet, and for nearly two decades, political prisoner, U Win Tin was a man of rare integrity and courage, a man who dedicated his life to democratic principles, particularly the principle of press freedom, even under enormous hardship.  Read More

By U.S. Mission Burma | 21 April, 2014 | Topics: Press Releases