A Burmese blogger who is serving a 12-year prison sentence, Nay Phone Latt, has been awarded the PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award.
On the eve of the award ceremony, the PEN American Center sent a letter to President Barrack Obama urging him to raise Nay Phone Latt's case with the Burmese regime. PEN, in a statement, said Nay Phone Latt sent a message from his prison cell saying, “I dedicate this award to all writers all over the world who struggle under repression for the freedom to write.”
On the eve of the award ceremony, the PEN American Center sent a letter to President Barrack Obama urging him to raise Nay Phone Latt's case with the Burmese regime.
PEN, in a statement, said Nay Phone Latt sent a message from his prison cell saying, “I dedicate this award to all writers all over the world who struggle under repression for the freedom to write.”