About: Death of Ko Par Gyi

Ko Par Gyi (Burmese: ကိုပါကြီး; 1965 – 4 October 2014); born Aung Kyaw Naing (အောင်ကျော်နိုင်), was a freelance journalist in Myanmar (Burma). Aung Kyaw Naing disappeared on 30 September 2014 while covering fighting between a band of ethnic Karen rebels and the Myanmar Army near the Myanmar-Thailand border. He was taken into custody by an army infantry battalion in eastern Mon State near Kyaikmaraw Township. He was shot dead on 4 October 2014 and his body was buried at Shwewar Chaung, a village outside of Kyaikmaraw. His family was not notified of the burial and the military did not publicly acknowledge his death until 23 October 2014.