Podcasts about Wa Lone

In this episode, Lauren chats with Katharine Larsen, Deputy General Counsel, Litigation, for Thomson Reuters. Katharine was raised in a small town in the midwestern US, but always knew she wanted to explore the world. At a young age, Katharine began living and working abroad, and continued to do so at various points in her legal career. Now back in the US and working in New York City, Katharine has a unique global perspective that sets her apart from many American lawyers. Through her journey around the globe, Katharine also found her passion in media law. Katharine and Lauren chat about this passion and other topics, including how Katharine's global experience helped her work to free Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo from prison in Myanmar, some big-picture differences between the US legal system and those of other countries, and the greatest challenge facing the media right now. They also chat about the importance of approaching situations without making assumptions, and why it often pays to ask open-ended questions. (Interview recorded 16th December 2022) We'd love to hear from you, so drop us a line at thehearing@tr.com to say hello, or to share your ideas for guests and future topics! Find out more at tr.com/TheHearing

This week we discuss the 2015 sinking of the Russian freezer trawler Dalniy Vostok [Дальний Восток] in the Sea of Okhotsk. *Originally released 9/6/21; edited and re-uploaded 3/16/22 Sources referred to in the episode:An animated representation of the sinking of Дальний ВостокShort interview footage with one of the survivors (with English subtitles)ТАСС-English article from 4/7/15'Крушение траулера "Дальний Восток"  в Охотском море' - Александр Крылов - RIA Novosti article that was the primary Russian-language source for the episode Затонувший траулер в Охотском море погубила жадность хозяев- Komsomolskaya Pravda articleRussian trawler sinks off Kamchatka with 56 dead- BBC News 'Trawler tragedy lifts veil on illegal recruitment' - Wa Lone and Laignee Barron  - The Myanmar TimesSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/beyondthebreakers)

We're taking you Stateside this week as our very own legal futurist Joe Raczynski is joined by Reuters General Counsel, Gail Gove. Gail takes us behind the scenes of the case that grabbed the world's attention in 2018: the incredible story of Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, who were imprisoned in Myanmar while investigating reports of mass murder. Gail talks to Joe about the all-encompassing nature of the work and what it's like to work with one of the most famous lawyers in the world, Amal Clooney. Starting out as a civil rights lawyer, Gail speaks of the importance of looking at legal issues through a wide-angled, global lens, the minefield of media laws around the world and the importance of having robust journalism. We'd like to hear your comments and suggestions. Follow us on Twitter @HearingPodcast If you're interested in finding out more about how US law departments are navigating the new business landscape and adapting to the needs of 2020, download our complimentary report at tr.com/TheHearing.

Swe Win, the editor of Myanmar Now, a bilingual investigative-news website, was sued for defamation in Mandalay two years ago. His crime? Posting on Facebook about his site's coverage of an extremist monk's support of an assasination. This week, Kyle Pope, CJR's editor and publisher, and E. Tammy Kim, a freelance reporter and essayist, discuss the effect of the high-profile imprisonment of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo on cases like Swe Win's.

Wa Lone e Kyaw Soe, jornalistas da Reuters, saíram da prisão em Myanmar após quase dois anos de cárcere. 3ª - 7 de maio Música: Lee Rosevere

Daily News Brief for Tuesday, May 7th: *)Reuters journalists freed from Myanmar prison Two Reuters journalists in Myanmar who were jailed for reporting on security forces’ abuses of Rohingya Muslims have been pardoned and released after 511 days behind bars. Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo (Chow So Oo), 28, were among 6,520 inmates released under a third round of pardons by President Win Myint to celebrate the traditional New Year. The pair was arrested in December 2017 and later sentenced to seven years in jail in September 2018. *)US AG faces contempt vote in Congress over Mueller report US House Democrats will hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for failing to produce a full, unredacted special counsel's report on the Russian election interference. Shortly after special counsel Robert Mueller’s report was presented to the Department of Justice, Barr said US President Donald Trump was cleared of conspiring with Russia as well as obstruction of justice. But Democrats accuse Barr of trying to protect Trump by refusing to present the full report or underlying evidence to Congress. *) All directly involved in Easter Sunday attacks dead or arrested – Sri Lanka police All those directly involved in the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka are either dead or under arrest. This is according to the acting police chief. The bombings killed 257 people and wounded hundreds at three churches and three hotels. Sri Lankan police detained 73 suspects since the bombings and have seized stocks of explosives as well as other assets connected to the attacks. *)Turkey’s election body orders mayoral poll rerun in Istanbul Turkey’s Supreme Electoral Council (YSK) announced the rerun of Istanbul’s mayoral election will be held on June 23. The council accepted the governing AK Party's objection to results of the March 31 local government elections in Istanbul. Seven members voted in favour and four against. The mayoral certificate of Ekrem Imamoglu, who is from the main opposition CHP, has also been cancelled. An interim mayor will be appointed for the time being. *) Nature under siege as a million species face extinction, UN warns And finally, A landmark UN report on biodiversity warns humans are driving a million species to the brink of extinction. Relentless plundering of nature by humans threatens societies “at least as much as climate change,” experts say. The accelerating pace of extinction – much faster than over the last 10 million years – could tip Earth into the first mass extinction since non-avian dinosaurs died out 66 million years ago. Experts urge a “transformative change” of how we produce and consume almost everything, especially food.

I avsnitt 9 av podden sitter vi återigen och snorar på balkongen i Yangon. Vi samtalar om pressfrihet – de fängslade journalisterna Wa Lone och Kyaw Soe Oo – samt om utvecklingen och splittringen i civilsamhället före och efter demokratiseringsprocessens början. Och så ska vi uppleva vattenfestivalen under det buddistiska nyåret Thingyan.Musik: Prous Teh Oun - Sinn Sisamouth  

Last year, Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were sentenced to seven years in prison under Myanmar's Official Secrets Act, in a case that brought widespread condemnation and accusations of a cover-up by Myanmar's military. In this bonus episode, Alfred Helskog delves into what this case means for press freedom in Myanmar, and the country's political future.

Bandaríska tímaritið Time velur að þessu sinni hóp fréttafólks víða um heim, sem hefur lagt líf sitt í hættu við að upplýsa almenning um sannleikann, manneskjur ársins 2018. Þeirra á meðal Jamal Khashoggi sem var myrtur í Istanbúl í október, þegar hann fór inn á ræðismannsskrifstofu Sádi-Arabíu í borginni, en margt bendir til þess að ráðamenn í Sádi-Arabíu hafi fyrirskipað morðið á honum, Khashoggi hafði skrifað á gagnrýnan hátt um stjórnvöld þar í landi fyrir bandaríska stórblaðið Washington Post. Einnig koma hér við sögu blaðamenn Reuters, þeir Wa Lone og Kyaw Soe Oo, sem eru í fangelsi í Mjanmar, fyrir að hafa skrifað um meðferð stjórnvalda þar í landi á Róhingjum. Og þannig mætti áfram telja. Time kallar þetta fólk verðina, fólkið sem stendur vörð um sannleikann, fólkið sem leggur líf sitt í sölur við að upplýsa almenning um sannleikann. Í Lestinni í dag verður rætt um stöðu og mikilvægi blaðamennsku í samtímanum, gestur þáttarins hér verður Þórður Snær Júlíusson, ritstjóri Kjarnans. Út er komin bókin Mosar á Íslandi eftir Ágúst H. Bjarnason, grasafræðing. Þetta er greiningarlykill að öllum tegundum mosa sem vaxa hér á landi. Lestin heimsækir Ágúst og fræðist nánar um mosa í þætti dagsins. Bandaríski grasafræðingurinn Robin Wall Kimmerer heldur því meðal annars fram að töfrandi heimur mosa geymi lykil að alvöru eftirtektar- og athyglisgáfu mannsins - við skoðum líka hvort eitthvað sé til í þeirri staðhæfingu í þætti dagsins. Og Marta Sigríður Pétursdóttir fjallar í dag um kvikmyndina Suspiria eftir ítalska leikstjórann Luca Guadagnino, mynd sem er innblásin af hrollvekju frá árinu 1977, mynd eftir annan ítalskan leikstjóra, Dario Argento. Danslistin er mikilvægur þáttur í myndinni og atvinnudansarar leika stór hlutverk, meðal annars Halla Þórðardóttir, dansari úr Íslenska dansflokknum, og við heyrðum í henni hér í Lestinni í síðustu viku. En Marta Sigríður fjallar sumsé um þessa mynd, Suspiria í þættinum í dag.

Ze brachten een heel belangrijk verhaal waarin daadwerkelijk bewezen werd dat er in Myanmar moordpartijen tegen Rohingya's plaatsvonden. Na dat verhaal van vorig jaar - dat wereldnieuws werd - over de moord op tien Rohingya mannen, kwamen Wa Lone en Kyaw Soe Oo, twee journalisten van Reuters, in grote problemen. Ze zitten sindsdien vast en zijn inmiddels veroordeeld tot zeven jaar celstraf wegens ‘spionage'. Het magazine Time noemt ze tot ‘persoon van het jaar'. Een reactie van Reginald Chua, lid van de hoofdredactie van Reuters over het wrange lot van zijn collega's.

The second installment of our interview with the wives of the detained Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.

Larry Atkins is a journalist, university professor, columnist, lawyer, and author of the book Skewed: A Critical Thinker’s Guide to Media Bias published by Prometheus Books. ***** Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo are two journalists with Reuters, and I apologize for what I’m sure is my terrible pronunciation of their names, but I think … Continue reading "CO092 Larry Atkins on Media Bias"

Larry Atkins is a journalist, university professor, columnist, lawyer, and author of the book Skewed: A Critical Thinker’s Guide to Media Bias published by Prometheus Books. ***** Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo are two journalists with Reuters, and I apologize for what I’m sure is my terrible pronunciation of their names, but I think … Continue reading "CO092 Larry Atkins on Media Bias"

On this week's episode, Pete talks with Joel Simon, executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, about the conviction of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. The two Reuters reporters were sentenced to seven year in prison after helping expose atrocities in Myanmar. Then, CJR Editor and Publisher Kyle Pope joins to discuss the reaction to Bob Woodward's upcoming book, "Fear: Trump in the White House." They discuss why books do a better job of capturing Trump's Washington than daily political reporting, and what we can expect from the reactions to Woodward's work.

Sie recherchierten über die Verfolgung der Muslime im buddhistisch geprägten Myanmar. Später wurden beide Reuters-Journalisten, Wa Lone und Kyaw Soe Oo, festgenommen. Der Vorwurf: illegale Beschaffung von Informationen.

'n Hof in Myanmar het aanklagte teen twee Reuters joernaliste aanhangig gemaak ingevolge oortredings van die Wet op Geheimhouding. Dit is weens hul dekking van die probleme wat Roehindja Moslems in die noordelike Rakhine provinsie, daagliks ervaar. Diewet laat toe dat die twee joernaliste, Wa Lone en Kyaw Soe Oo, vir tot 14 jaar lank tronk toe gestuur kan word. Hulle is laas maand gearresteer na hul verslaggewing oor die omstandighede wat 650 Duisend Roehindja Moslems, na Bangladesh verjaag het. Vandeesweek se hof uitspraak het die media op hol en die Hoof van Reuters se kantoor in Hong Kong, het - onder andere - vir Roelf Meyer, oud NP onderhandelaar, wat al jare lank politieke dialoog in Myanmar fasiliteer, gevra om in te gryp. Anita Visser het met hom gepraat.