A 38-year-old Burmese hip-hop artist received 20 years behind bars, one of the most severe sentencings given to celebrities charged with criticizing the country’s military rulers.

A 38-year-old Burmese hip-hop artist has been found guilty of criticizing Myanmar’s military-controlled government and has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, according to a family member.

On Thursday, 38-year-old Burmese hip-hop artist Byu Har was sentenced to 20 years in prison for purportedly critiquing the present military-administered state. A family member of Har shared the verdi ...