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Ma Thida on Myanmar's struggle for democracy from 2011-23
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Ma Thida is a Burmese medical doctor, writer, human rights activist and former prisoner of conscience. She founded and served until 2016 as president of PEN Myanmar, whose mission includes monitoring issues related to freedom of expression, organizing discussions about literature with the public, developing a culture of literature in Myanmar, promoting creative writing, and making literature a part of the country’s educational curriculum. Ma Thida is the author of the book A-Maze: Myanmar's Struggle for Democracy, 2011-2023. Read an excerpt here.
Watch Newsroom on YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Audible, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music or YouTube Music. DVB English News is available wherever you get your podcasts.
215 episodes
Manage episode 462873203 series 3393994
Ma Thida is a Burmese medical doctor, writer, human rights activist and former prisoner of conscience. She founded and served until 2016 as president of PEN Myanmar, whose mission includes monitoring issues related to freedom of expression, organizing discussions about literature with the public, developing a culture of literature in Myanmar, promoting creative writing, and making literature a part of the country’s educational curriculum. Ma Thida is the author of the book A-Maze: Myanmar's Struggle for Democracy, 2011-2023. Read an excerpt here.
Watch Newsroom on YouTube or Spotify. Listen on Audible, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music or YouTube Music. DVB English News is available wherever you get your podcasts.
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