Reporter Raymund Villanueva describes the current situation for journalists in the Philippines, explains what precautions journalists are taking to do their work safely, and describes what he calls the “tragic” state of democracy in his country.
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Global Journalist Security is a new private security firm that provides journalists, human rights advocates, non-profit groups, private news organizations, and citizen journalists with consulting and training in security and self-defense.
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The South African parliament passed the Protection of State Information Bill which opponents say is a step backwards for freedom of speech and democracy in South Africa, calling it a return to media censorship during Apartheid.
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Interview with photojournalist Carlos Miller. We get his take on the treatment of photographers covering the Occupy movement. In April 2007 Miller founded the website Photography Is Not A Crime after he was arrested for taking photos of police.
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Des pieds, mon pied (Some feet, My foot), Kanor’s short, experimental documentary is framed around her quest for a home, for integration—or as a psychologist in the film states, the quest to “lay down…the heavy bags” she is carrying.
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Hundreds of writers, including Salman Rushdie and Alice Walker, declared their support for the Occupy Wall Street Movement on the website OccupyWriters.com.
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Journalists in Sri Lanka contend that since the end of the 25 year civil war in 2009, their situation has actually worsened. Print and online publications are threatened or censored regularly, and by 2010 at least half a dozen writers fled the country.
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To track and surveil citizens online, repressive regimes in the Middle East and North Africa have relied on Western technology for years. US company BlueCoat has been accused for months of providing the Assads with products for online crackdown.
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TalkBackTV MidEast is already facilitating the free exchange of ideas, allowing citizens with on-the-ground experience to contribute to news reports, question media coverage, and lampoon politicians.
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Sampsonia Way's companion guide to City of Asylum’s Exiled Voice of China and Tibet literary event, featuring standout pieces from its three year coverage of exiled and persecuted writers. READ
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