Greta & Zin Mar Aung – Surviving Political Prison

The first thing you need to know about Zin Mar Aung is that she is free now. Having spent 11 years in a Burmese prison, 9 of them in solitary confinement, that’s saying a lot. Her crime – reading a poem and a statement asking that the result of elections be respected by the government. As Greta van Susteren’s guest for this edition of Greta Talk, this young woman has an amazing story. How did she survive all those years? How and why was she freed? And, most important, how can her determination to speak out for what is right still be so strong?

You’ll be hearing a lot more about Zin Mar Aung in the days and weeks to come – this is your chance to learn about this remarkable young woman now. You’ll want to listen closely as she tells her harrowing story about her life in Burma, and about what’s in her future.

Zin Mar Aung