| Editorial_August 2007 |
 The Price of Protest The women of Burma have worked since the colonial era to promote independence and a democratic state. The Irrawaddy looks at the high price some Burmese women have paid for their courage. |
 Midnight Callers In this first of two reports, former political prisoner Tha Zin recalls the details of her arrest and detention by Burmese authorities and the abuse she suffered by their hands. |
 Life on Death Row Former political prisoner Tha Zin describes the mental and physical abuse she endured while awaiting sentencing in a holding cells for death row inmates. |
 My Nine Years in Hell Sentenced to nine years in Burma’s infamous Insein Prison, political prisoner Pho Thar Htoo recounts the indignity and brutality she endured at the hands of her merciless captors. |
 Where Are They Now? Canadian journalist Anne Fletcher meets former activists of Burma’s 88 Generation who have resettled in Canada, while Yeni profiles two leading activists Khin Ohmar and Ko Ko Gyi. |
 Burma’s Rigged Road Map to Democracy As Burma begins the final session of its constitution-drafting National Convention, Htet Aung examines what the much-maligned body hopes to accomplish. |
 Blood-soaked Memories Torgeir Norling talks with author François Bizot, who recounted his harrowing years in Khmer Rouge-ruled Cambodia in his bestselling book The Gate. |
 Graveyards, Not Labor Camps Bo Kyi, of the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners Burma, describes the harrowing fate of inmates in Burma’s prison labor camps. |
 Where Money Grows on Trees Khun Sam reports on a new trend in timber export from Burma—the sale of rare ye htin shu trees uprooted and shipped to wealth clients in China. |
 Tears and Paint Aung Zaw talks with well-known Burmese migrant artist Maung Maung Tinn about the inspiration for his art and poetry—the migrants and refugees from Burma. |
 Telling Dreadful Truths Former political prisoner Kay Latt reviews The Lizard Cage, Karen Connelly’s novel of the dismal lives endured by Burma’s prisoners of conscience. |
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 Cheek by Jowl Karen correspondent Shah Paung reports from a Wa village in southern Shan State on the strange lifestyle and customs of local residents. |
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