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      The New Man in Front of the New TV (Spanish Text)
      by Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo / February 4, 2013

      Though Cuba has allowed the live broadcasting of foreign network TeleSur, Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo ponders how long this will continue uncensored.

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      The New Man in Front of the New TV
      by Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo / February 4, 2013

      Though Cuba has allowed the live broadcasting of foreign network TeleSur, Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo ponders how long this will continue uncensored.

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      Freedom of Speech Roundup
      by Sampsonia Way / February 2, 2013

      This week: an interview with Salman Rushdie, BBC censors a play on honor killings, and Chinese hackers attack the New York Times.

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    • China's Southern Weekly demonstration on censorship
      “Southern Porridge”: Wordplay in Darkness
      by Tienchi Martin-Liao / January 30, 2013

      After the protests surrounding the Southern Weekly incident in China, Tienchi Martin-Liao ponders what this could mean for the future of free speech.

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    • Man Made installation by Egyptian artist Moataz Nasr.
      Freedom of Speech Roundup
      by Sampsonia Way / January 26, 2013

      This week: Burma dissolved the censorship board, musicians battle censors in Iran, and a Google executive visits North Korea.

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    • The Moustache Brothers (Lu Zaw, Par Par Lay, and Lu Maw) refuse to stop performing despite political persecution. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
      Par Par Lay: The Power of Laughter (Burmese Text)
      by Khet Mar / January 24, 2013

      A Burmese comedian launches a No Fear Campaign in the wake of his banned comedy troupe.

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    • The Moustache Brothers (Lu Zaw, Par Par Lay, and Lu Maw) refuse to stop performing despite political persecution. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
      Par Par Lay: The Power of Laughter
      by Khet Mar / January 24, 2013

      A Burmese comedian creates a No Fear Campaign in the wake of his comedy troupe receiving a ban on public performances.

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    • Anne Applebaum
      Censorship Behind the Iron Curtain and Its Parallels Today
      by Olivia Stransky / January 23, 2013

      In an interview with journalist Anne Applebaum, she discusses her new book and parallels censorship in the Soviet Union with government-controlled media today.

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    • Bolshoi Theatre, in Moscow, is home to the Bolshoi Ballet Troupe and part of Russia's contemporary arts scene. Photo: Kwong Yee Cheng
      Freedom of Speech Roundup
      by Sampsonia Way / January 19, 2013

      This week: the case against Aaron Swartz, Somalia’s dangerous reputation for journalists, and Beijing’s propaganda workers to start microblogs.

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    • Protesters participated in a Southern Weekly demonstration that aims to spread awareness about news censorship by the Chinese government, 2013. Photo: Wikipedia Commons
      An Interview with a Chinese Translator
      by Matthew Zola / January 14, 2013

      In an interview with a Chinese translator, several issues are discussed concerning the effect of Chinese censorship on the public.

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