Birthday Action for Aung San Suu Kyi

Join Salman Rushdie with your wishes for Aung San Suu Kyi's 64th birthday coming up on June 19 at 64 Words for Aung San Suu Kyi.

Amnesty International action here.

More on Larkin and Orwell

Continuing with the links related to Finding George Orwell in Burma, here is an NPR interview with the author, Emma Larkin.  Larkin was also interviewed for a recent NPR report on the extension of Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest.

Visit this Orwell site  to read the essays, Shooting an Elephant  and A Hanging, mentioned in the book.  Here's a link with some Orwell photo  (try Gallery 2).