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    • Photo: Deniz Cil.
      Deniz Cil on Atila Özer, Cartoons, and Free Speech in Turkey
      by Olivia Stransky / March 22, 2013

      In this interview, Deniz Cil talks about Özer’s transition to cartoonist, Turkey’s controversial Ergenekon trials, and taboo topics for Turkish cartoonists.

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    • Ko Lay
      Ko Lay (Inn Wa Gone Yee): A Commander of Poetry (Burmese Text)
      by Khet Mar / March 21, 2013

      Khet Mar profiles Burmese poet Ko Lay whose work was banned for over a decade because of his involvement with the National League for Democracy Party.

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    • Ko Lay
      Ko Lay (Inn Wa Gone Yi): A Commander of Poetry
      by Khet Mar / March 21, 2013

      Khet Mar profiles Burmese poet Ko Lay whose work was banned for over a decade because of his involvement with the National League for Democracy Party.

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    • Atila Özer, 1989
      Slideshow: The Cartoons of Atila Özer
      by Olivia Stransky / March 20, 2013

      In this slideshow Sampsonia Way presents the work of Turkish cartoonist Atila Özer, whose cartoons are currently on display at Toonseum in Pittsburgh.

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    • Maziar Bahari
      Freedom of Speech Roundup
      by Sampsonia Way / March 9, 2013

      This week: the arrests of journalists on the rise in Iran, the top 20 books some governments have tried to ban, and two reporters killed in Mexico.

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    • Kyaw Thu
      Kyaw Thu: The Handsome Actor, The Social Activist (Burmese Text)
      by Khet Mar / March 7, 2013

      Burmese actor Kyaw Thu became a social activist, founding two non-profits, at a hefty price—his work in the film industry was banned for five years.

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    • Kyaw Thu
      Kyaw Thu: The Handsome Actor, The Social Activist
      by Khet Mar / March 7, 2013

      Burmese actor Kyaw Thu became a social activist, founding two non-profits, at a hefty price—his work in the film industry was banned for five years.

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    • Yoani in Brazil
      International Condemnation, Ltd.
      by Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo / March 4, 2013

      Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo argues that even though journalist Yoani Sanchez is now able to travel abroad, “Castroism” continues to affect her off the island.

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    • Bhumibol Adulyadej
      Freedom of Speech Roundup
      by Sampsonia Way / March 2, 2013

      This week: a Cuban blogger discusses Yoani Sanchez’s impact and the tension between government and media boils over in Myanmar, Africa, and Sri lanka.

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    • Li Chengpeng
      Traitor or Patriot?
      by Tienchi Martin-Liao / February 27, 2013

      Despite facing censorship and interference from Chinese authorities, blogger Li Chengpeng’s recently published The Whole World Knows became a phenomenal success.

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