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Ma Thida 1994 PEN Case List

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Ma Thida 1994 PEN Case List

Photocopy of the PEN International Case List of 1994 which presents the case of Ma Thida, founding member and president of the Myanmar Centre (2013-16), and PEN International Board member (2016-), who was incarcerated in October 1993 and charged with “endangering public peace, having contact with illegal organisations and distributing unlawful literature”. The Case List, which used to include a piece from the writer’s literary production, also includes a poem from Ma Thida. Thida was incarcerated in October 1993 and released in 1999.

Ma Thida sur la PEN Case List 1994

Photocopie de la PEN International Case List 1994 présentant le case de Ma Thida, membre fondatrice et présidente du Centre du Myanmar (2013-16), et membre du conseil d'administration de PEN International (2016-), incarcérée depuis octobre 1993. Elle était accusée d'avoir «menacé la paix publique, d'avoir été en contact avec des organisations illégales, et d'avoir distribué de la littérature illicite». La Case List, qui incluait à l'époque un fragment littéraire de l'auteur, présente ici un poème de Ma Thida. Elle a été libérée en 1999.

Ma Thida en la PEN Case List 1994

Fotocopia de la Case List de PEN Internacional de 1994, que incluye el caso de Ma Thida, presidenta del Centro de Myanmar (2013-16) y miembro de la junta de PEN Internacional (2016-), que fue encarcelada en octubre de 1993, acusada de «poner en peligro la paz colectiva, por estar en contacto con organizaciones ilegales y por distribuir literatura ilícita». La Case List, que solía incluir una pieza literaria de cada uno de los escritores listados, cuenta con un poema de Ma Thida. Fue liberada en 1999.

Date:

01/10/1994

Creator:

PEN International

Centre:

Myanmar Centre  (ပဲန်မြန်မာ)

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