Maung Zarni | |
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မောင်ဇာနည် | |
| Born | Zarni 1963 (age 61–62) Mandalay, Burma |
| Alma mater | University of Mandalay (1984) University of California, Davis (1991) University of Wisconsin-Madison (1998) |
| Occupation | Human rights activist |
| Spouse | Natalie Brinham |
| Children | Nilah & Dewi |
| Website | maungzarni |
Maung Zarni (Burmese: မောင်ဇာနည်; born 1963) is a Burmese educator, academic, and human rights activist.[1][2] He is noted for his opposition to the violence in Rakhine State and the Rohingya genocide.[3] Zarni is a co-founder of several activist platforms, including the Free Burma Coalition (1995-2004), the Free Rohingya Coalition (2018-present), and Forces of Renewal Southeast Asia (2018). He is also a Fellow at the Documentation Center - Cambodia, specializing in genocide, and serves as an advisor to Genocide Watch.
- ^ "Maung Zarni: Myanmar feels like a big cage for Rohingyas". Dhaka Tribune. 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Maung Zarni". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
- ^ Tanaka, Chisato (25 October 2018). "Activist for Rohingya Muslims calls on Tokyo to speak out over refugee crisis". The Japan Times Online.