Ma Thida, a former medical doctor and writer, is an advocate of free expression. Imprisoned in Myanmar for six years, she now chairs PEN Writers in Prison Committee. She has published 26 books in Burmese and three in English, including, A-Maze.
A suite of repressive laws make the outcome of Myanmar’s 2025–26 general election a foregone conclusion, but the public and the international community are unlikely to accept the result as the ruling military junta desperately seeks legitimacy
