Burma?s Hip-hop Under Attack

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"BURMA?s hip-hop performers are now on the hit list of the authorities, who have grown increasingly nervous about their activities since the September 2007 demonstrations. Popular rap and hip-hop artist Yan Yan Chan is the latest to feel the regime?s displeasure. He was arrested in April, two months after the detention of his friend and fellow member of the ACID group, Zayar Thaw, who is being held in Rangoon?s Insein Prison. Where he is being held is unknown..."

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"The Irrawaddy" Vol. 16, No. 5

Date of Publication: 

2008-05-00

Date of entry: 

2008-05-01

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English

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