Zayar Thaw - Hip Hop Artist
On March 26, Burma’s popular hip hop artist, Zayar Thaw, celebrated his 29th birthday.
A founding member of the underground youth organisation Generation Wave, he was charged with forming an illegal organisation and sentenced to six years imprisonment in March 2008.
During his imprisonment he is reported to have suffered beatings under interrogation but he remains steadfast in his views:
“Tell the people to have the courage to reject the things they don’t like, and even if they don’t dare to openly support the right thing, tell them not to support the wrong thing”.
