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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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