The Weekly Digest — a round-up of Sampsonia Way’s top stories — is your source for quality weekend reading.
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For his book Abhaya, James Mackay photographed former prisoners with the name of a current political prisoner written on their palm. More than 2,000 Burmese political prisoners — including monks, students, journalists, lawyers, MPs and over 300 members of Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition National League for Democracy — are incarcerated in horrendous conditions.
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The release of political prisoners is part of an amnesty granted by the Burmese government. Observers estimate the number of political prisoners will be around 300.
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In this conversation with Khet Mar, rapper Zayar Thaw talks about the advantages and challenges of including political content in his songs, his feelings on the non-violence movement in Burma, and his involvement with Generation Wave.
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The following slide show details the activity of Burmese pro-democracy Aung San Suu Kyi’s since her release from house arrest on November 13, 2010.
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City of Asylum/Pittsburgh’s writer-in-residence Khet Mar and editorial intern Olivia Stransky, talked with Burmese educator Ba Win about his work with grassroots education programs in Burma.
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Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng, who stars as Aung San Suu Kyi in Luc Besson’s film The Lady was deported by the authorities in Yangoon, Burma.
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