Myanmar journalist Htet Khaung Lin has been awarded the prestigious Lorenzo Natali Prize in Brussels for a story on clandestine sex workers.
The article, published in Myanmar Now, focused on the life of a 16-year-old girl whose mother had agreed to sell her daughter’s virginity to a businessman for $3,000.
“This piece demonstrates how the power of journalism can help a country that only recently came back into the global community to move forward and confront its problems,” said Eric Chinje, one of the judges.
Since beginning his career in 2007, Htet has since worked for several media outlets including Ecovision, the Messenger Weekly, the Myanmar Post Journal, and the Myanmar Now News Agency.
Htet has also participated in news journalism training at the American Center Yangon and with ActionAid Myanmar. (Courtesy of Mizzima)
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