Free political prisoners in Burma–now!
It would be easy to assume that things are rosy in Burma now that democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party have won a sweeping victory in… More
“Writers Must Take Lead in Burma Peace Process”
“People are hungry to have and disseminate information after 50 years of dictatorship,” explained Ma Thida, President of PEN Myanmar. “They are longing for freedom.” More
The Kachin: Culture of the Mountain Lords
“Once we looked to our cultural elders for guidance—now we look to soldiers.” In Kachin State, Myanmar, conflict has overruled culture. More
This Week In Free Expression
It seems no one is free from the tightening noose on free expression. This week in free expression news, the U.S. joins China, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka in threats… More
Knife’s Edge: Free Expression in Myanmar
Four years after the release of Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest, what has changed in Myanmar? More
A Freedom to Write Retrospective: Nay Phone Latt
Each week leading up to the PEN Literary Gala and the conferrence of the 2014 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award on May 5, PEN will feature the story… More
On the Precipice: Burmese Literature Post-Censorship
How does a country's literature recover after years of mass censorship? James Byrne, poet and founder of the poetry journal The Wolf, has followed the developments in Burma for… More
Myanmar Writers Free; Their Words are Not
In a worrying slide for free expression, PEN Myanmar takes a stand as prominent writers are banned from events on religious and political grounds. More
Burma: Bones Will Crow
Two of the Burma’s most esteemed poets, Zeyar Lynn and Khin Aung Aye, read from their work and discuss the country’s budding literary scene with the editor of Bones… More