In this week’s Tea House column, the poet Khet Mar chronicles the work of Zaganar, a respected comedian, who despite multiple prison sentences, continues to fight for freedom of expression in Burma.
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In this week’s Off-Screen column journalist Than Win Htut recalls the many obstacles encountered to get the first live broadcast of the Democratic Voice of Burma to air during the early years of the exile media outlet.
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In this week’s Freedom of Speech Roundup, an interview with Russian feminist collective Pussy Riot, and pieces on the passing of Gore Vidal and Alexander Cockburn. Also, news and analysis on Mexico, Burma, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Belarus, China, Iraq, and USA.
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In this week’s Tea House Burmese writer Khet Mar profiles Maung Nyo Win, a painter who uses his art to preserve deceased poets, writers, and artists.
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In this weeks Tea House writer Khet Mar profiles Burmese journalist and writer San San Tin. In exile for over a decade, San San Tin is the author of No Time for Dreams, a personal account of the four decades leading up to the Saffron Revolution.
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In this week’s Off-Screen journalist Than Win Htut lays out the challenges that faced Democratic Voice of Burma, a media organization working in exile, including the difficulty of finding verifiable information.
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In this week’s “Tea House” column writer Khet Mar reflects on her relationship with veteran Burmese journalist and mentor Ludu Sein Win, who passed away June 17, 2012.
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