# Exiled Myanmar writer: Forging freedom through critical thinking

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Podcast: [In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-depth-news-features-nhk-world-japan-news-6248665)
Published: 2026-02-24T05:29:51+00:00
Episode link: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/4610/
Audio file: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/upld/medias/en/news/backstory/articles-4610-9383-202602241427.mp3
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Award-winning Myanmar writer Ma Thida says reading and critical thinking are essential tools of resistance — and the foundation of any future democracy. Speaking during a three-city tour of Japan, the former political prisoner, now living in exile in Germany, reflected on post-coup Myanmar, where the military continues to entrench its power despite claiming a return to civilian rule.

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