Extremist monk gagged by Myanmar's Buddhist authorities
The rare sanction against Wirathu, who has led calls for restrictions on Myanmar's Muslims, comes amid deepening tensions in the Buddhist-majority country.
Lindsay Murdoch is a three-time winner of the Walkley Award, Australia's top award for journalistic excellence. Lindsay is a former correspondent based in Singapore, Jakarta and Darwin. In 1999 he covered the tumultuous events in East Timor, and in 2003 he covered the Iraq war while embedded with US Marines.
The rare sanction against Wirathu, who has led calls for restrictions on Myanmar's Muslims, comes amid deepening tensions in the Buddhist-majority country.
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