was to open to the public, the censors arrived and the grilling began. Under their watchful gaze, the nine artists performed parts of their works, aware that every movement could arouse suspicion.It is the high-stakes ritual that every public art exhibition must undergo in military-ruled Myanmar--scrutiny by the Ministry of Information's censorship board. Any politics or criticism of the government can close a show and land an artist in jail. So can sexual content.
from Associated Press: No politics or sex: Art feels Myanmar junta's grip
also Human Rights Program @ Harvard Law School: World's Leading Jurists Call for Investigation into Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes in Burma
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