'Literature Needs Freedom—and Freedom Needs Literature'
A conversation with Ma Thida, acclaimed Burmese writer, former prisoner of conscience, and chair of PEN’s Writers in Prison Committee.
By Michael Judge
It’s now been more than six months since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested and detained by Russian authorities on espionage charges, allegations that Gershkovich, his family, the WSJ, and the U.S. government have vehemently denied. Gershkovich, 31, remains beh…
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