5/24/22, 8:13 PM Myanmar poet accused of staging protest over internet blackout | Reuters Directory of sites Discover Thomson Reuters World EMERGING MARKETS Business Markets Breakingviews Video Login Contact Support More JULY 7, 2020 / 4:51 PM / UPDATED 2 YEARS AGO Myanmar poet accused of staging protest over internet blackout By Reuters Staff 3 MIN READ (Reuters) - Maung Saung Kha, a prominent Myanmar poet and activist, appeared in court on Tuesday to face accusations that he helped stage an unlawful protest demanding an end to internet blackouts imposed on two of the country’s poorest states. Youth activist Maung Saung Kha, (C), leaves at a court in Yangon, Myanmar, July 7, 2020. REUTERS/Shoon Naing Since June last year, authorities have shut the internet in Rakhine and neighbouring Chin states - home to about a million people. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-rakhine-internetshutdown-idUSKBN24816L 1/8