Copwatch Nord-Paris IDF, a website that publicizes incidents of police brutality and misconduct, has been blocked in France. The site has been charged with “defaming and putting at risk the safety of police officers.”
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A collection of past covers from Charlie Hebdo. The French satirical magazine, was firebombed just before a special edition “guest edited” by the Prophet Muhammad appeared on newsstands.
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To get an insider’s perspective on the censorship chief’s statement, Sampsonia Way contacted Cho Tu Zaw, a Burmese writer and film director, and Maung Wuntha, the editor of the Rangoon-based political journal People’s Era.
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On October 16th, three video bloggers from Saudi Arabia were detained because of a documentary that they produced on poverty in Al-Jaroudiya, a district in the capital of Riyadh.
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The jazz trio discusses the meaning behind the name Tarbaby, how they ended up working with Oliver Lake, and their thoughts on performance, while mentioning a veritable catalog of influential jazz musicians, plus their favorite musicians from Pittsburgh.
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The Weekly Digest is Sampsonia Way’s round-up of the week’s top stories. Sign up to get it delivered every weekend to your inbox.
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In this letter smuggled out of prison, prominent blogger Allaa Abdel Fattah details his treatment in jail and accuses the military of hijacking the government.
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Reporters Without Borders reiterates its concern about the fate of journalists and bloggers who have disappeared or who have been kidnapped over the course of the past nine months of protests against Bashar Al-Assad’s government.
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An exchange between Pittsburgh poet Terrance Hayes and Flemish novelist Paul Mennes. The writers were the inaugural authors in a new city-to-city “writer residency exchange” between City of Asylum/Pittsburgh and Het Beschrijf of Brussels.
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Abdel Fattah was arrested last week after being accused of instigating clashes between military forces and Coptic Christians nearly a month ago at the state television building, Maspeero.
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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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