Burmese Filmmaker Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi Freed From Prison
“While Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi has found freedom, we remain staunch in our call for the Burmese government to drop any remaining charges and cease their ongoing persecution… More
Burmese Filmmaker Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi Sentenced to One Year Hard Labor for Posts Critical of Military
“Imprisoning Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi, a prominent filmmaker and human rights advocate, for merely speaking his mind on a personal Facebook page demonstrates the growing lengths to which… More
Burmese Filmmaker Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi to Face Trial on Charges Stemming from Facebook Posts Critical of the Military
“The fact that Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi has been targeted for speaking his mind online demonstrates the Myanmar government’s continued disregard for the right to free expression,” said… More
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As we close out #APAHM, @KayaPress author Rajiv @rajivmohabir (who also received the PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant) curated this reading list featuring books from the Asian Americas, inviting us to reexamine “Asian American” as a complicated category: https://bit.ly/3gy0vOh.
"I turned to cooking, as many have, first to stockpile, then as distraction, then as comfort—which brought me back to Nani’s murbo recipe," says editor Pooja Makhjiani. Check out Pooja's raw mango murbo recipe as part of this week's Writers Who Cook: https://bit.ly/2yJTMjj.
The Polish government has withdrawn two fines imposed on a group of artists who were accused of breaking social distancing rules during the #COVID19 pandemic. https://bit.ly/2XbKeaa