Tienchi Martin-Liao discusses the plight of the persecuted Falun Gong practitioners in China, who are often tortured in re-education labor camps.
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Israel Centeno explores the reasoning behind Nicolas Maduro’s trip to Havana, which comes right as he is accused of electoral fraud.
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In this second installment of “Evaluating Asylum Seekers,” Sampsonia Way speaks to Dr. Eddy Ameen, who works as a volunteer in Physicians For Human Rights.
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For City of Asylum/Pittsburgh’s upcoming Exiled Voices of China Tibet event, Sampsonia Way has curated standout pieces from our coverage of exiled and persecuted writers.
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This week: Mexican Senate passes a bill against impunity, an interview with novelist Ma Jian, and Iran intensifying censorship before presidential election.
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During French cartoonist Boulet’s visit to Pittsburgh, he drew cartoons of local attractions, including the Carnegie Museums and businesses in the North Side.
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Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo spoke with Sampsonia Way on how he views himself as a writer, his least favorite interview questions, and why he can’t stop writing.
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Sampsonia Way is launching a series of interviews with physicians that donate their time to The Asylum Network. We present the experience of one volunteer.
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Bina Shah discusses how the Ahmadis, a community of people in Pakistan, experience prejudice and bigotry that is actually codified under the law.
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May 3rd is World Press Freedom Day, and WAN-IFRA has released this update on impunity and journalists.
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