Harn Lay Wins Hellman/Hammett Grant

The Thailand-based Burmese cartoonist Harn Lay is among 42 creators in 20 countries that have been awarded a Hellman/Hammett grant for 2010 by Human Rights Watch. The grants, which have been given out since 1989 after a financial contribution from the estate of Lillian Hellman, go to to writers that have had their work suppressed by their governments. Up to $10,000 per honoree may be given. This year, as in past years, some of the winners aren't named for fear of reprisal.

Lay was honored for his work on the opposition paper The Irrawaddy, where he has published over 1500 cartoons, many in protest of Burma's military regime. He fled the country following the 1988 student demonstration, and lives near the Thai-Burmese border.
 
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