Burma, America, The World, Art, Literature, Political Economy through the eyes of a Permanent Exile. "We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the oppressed. Sometimes we must interfere. . . There is so much injustice and suffering crying out for our attention . . . writers and poets, prisoners in so many lands governed by the left and by the right." Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Speech, 1986, Oslo. This entire site copyright Kyi May Kaung unless indicated otherwise.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Performance "Tomorrow" in honor of Victms of Northern Massacre
http://www.8888peopletoday.net/
On 12th Feb 1992, in Pajau on Burma-China Border,
15 people were accused of being SLORC spies and tortured and executed by ABSDF (Northern Burma). ABSDF is an armed student group set up in 1988 by university students who fled Burma after the clampdown on 18th Sept.
Some alleged perpetrators and several survivors are still alive.
This performance was staged by artist Soo Myint Thein (spelled phonetically) at the recent merit sharing ceremony in Rangoon, Burma.
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Ashes from burned paper - photo copyright Kyi May Kaung
IISS --Myanmar conflict interactive maps--
https://myanmar.iiss.org/dashboard
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