Yesterday was World Press Freedom day, and the Irrawaddy Journal took the opportunity to revisit older pieces they published on literary censorship in Myanmar in the 90’s and early 2000’s …
Under a Dark Cloud is an eye-opening account of one Mandalay bookseller’s personal act of defiance.
The (Martial) Art of Writing briefly explores the nonsensical demands of the censor-board and it’s censors
(Note: for the life of me i cannot find the original creator of the image that accompany’s this post. This version was taken from the US Embassy in Algeria website, with no credit attached)
