A Doctor for the Weak and Displaced: Interview with Dr. Cynthia Maung, Winner of the 2022 May 18 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights 

On May 19, 2022, Doctor Cynthia Maung was interviewed for GFN’s face2face program. Dr. Maung had just been awarded the May 18 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights award by the May 18 Memorial Foundation for her work providing health services to displaced persons and migrant workers at the Mae Tao Clinic, which she founded in 1988. The clinic is located in a refugee camp on the border of Myanmar and Thailand to provide medical assistance to Myanmar refugees who fled to the Thai border due to the oppression of the Myanmar military. Here is our interview with her.

“The Most Personal Is the Most Creative”: Talking with Artist Kim Mi-ae

“This is my mission: to find the beauty in women as being strong, confident, and challenging.”

Kudos to the Nation’s Unsung Heroes: Fighters of the Flames

“In matters of life and death, while others turn away, they are always the ones who choose to stay.”

The 2020 Michael Simning Community Builder Award

Written by Cami Ismanova. Every year, the Michael Simning Community Builder Award (MSCBA) is given to recognize members of society who contribute their time and effort to make Gwangju better. … Read More

Human Rights Prize Winner Mun Jeong-hyeon

Father Mun Jeong-hyeon is well known for his uncompromising stance on all human rights, democracy and peace issues. Here’s June 2012’s cover story.