Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman interviews acclaimed novelist Russell Banks, author of “Cloudsplitter,” “Affliction,” and “Lost Memory of Skin.” Banks, a former chairman of Cities of Refuge North America, invited City of Asylum Pittsburgh founders to join the US network.
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A transcript from a live Facebook interview hosted by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty with Alexander Lukashuk and Jan Maksymiuk, two correspondents from its Belarus Service (Radio Svaboda).
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A comprehensive reading list of books on Tibet and Tibetan literature compiled by the Tibetan affairs website High Peaks Pure Earth.
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From Kenyan poet Philo Ikonya to National Book Award-winner Terrance Hayes, Sampsonia Way has featured the work of poets and novelists from around the world, many of whom have dealt first-hand with censorship and persecution.
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Poet, translator and political commentator Ko Ko Thett reviews the documentary film They Call It Myanmar, which he describes as “sobering even for a Burmese” for its graphic portrayal of destitution in Burma.
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Democracy Now speaks to Fattah about the Egyptian revolution’s ongoing struggle against the military regime and his ordeal in one of Egypt’s worst prisons.
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Read about the work and experiences of writers, editors, bloggers, cartoonists, journalists–and a musician–from Ireland, Kenya, China, Mexico, Burma, Afghanistan, and other countries around the world.
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John Kampfner, the Chief Executive of Index on Censorship, and Richard Burge from Wilton Park discuss the ‘dark and light’ sides of cyberspace when it comes to freedom of expression.
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The following selection compiles 2011′s must-read Daily Posts in Sampsonia Way. Here you’ll read the first-hand experiences of musicians, writers, bloggers, filmmakers and journalists who are struggling to speak their minds.
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The European Union plans to help human-rights activist worldwide by providing them with the means and the knowledge to communicate on the Internet without being spied on or traced by their governments.
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