Tun Thurein, Htut Ko Ko Lwin, and Philip Blackwood, who are the owner and managers of the Rangoon-based V Gastro Bar, were sentenced to two and half years in prison with hard labor on March 17, 2015. The three individuals were found guilty under the Article 295 (a) and 188 of the Burmese Penal Code after the bar distributed a promotional flyer on social media depicting an image of Buddha wearing headphones. It was reported that Blackwood has been released on January 22, 2016 as one of the 52 prisoners who were granted presidential amnesty, while Tun Thurein and Htut Ko Ko Lwin still remain detained. Columbia Global Freedom of Expression could not identify the official legal and government records on the case and that the information contained in this report was derived from secondary sources. It must be noted that media outlets may not provide complete information about this case. Additional information regarding this legal matter will be updated as an official source becomes available.