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    • Somali hip-hop group Waayaha Cusub performing at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Photo:NoMadLyrics via YouTube.
      Freedom of Speech Roundup
      by Sampsonia Way / April 6, 2013

      This week: a Somali rap group performs amid death threats, an Egyptian comedian is arrested, and Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez is greeted by protesters.

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    • Cuban bloggers Yoani Sanchez and Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo visit the U.S. State Department and White House to discuss military relations between Cuba and the U.S.
      Into the White House, Out of the U.N.
      by Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo / April 1, 2013

      Cuban bloggers Yoani Sanchez and Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo visit the White House to discuss military relations between Cuba and the U.S.

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    • Cuban bloggers Yoani Sanchez and Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo visit the U.S. State Department and White House to discuss military relations between Cuba and the U.S.
      Into the White House, Out of the U.N. (Spanish Text)
      by Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo / April 1, 2013

      Cuban bloggers Yoani Sanchez and Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo visit the White House to discuss military relations between Cuba and the U.S.

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    • In this panel from Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel memoir Persepolis, Iranian women discuss wearing veils. Photo: Peter Forret.
      Freedom of Speech Roundup
      by Sampsonia Way / March 23, 2013

      This week: author Chinua Achebe on free speech in Nigeria, the graphic memoir Persepolis is banned in Chicago, and Ai Weiwei is the face of dissidence in China.

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      RIP Chávez (Spanish Text)
      by Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo / March 18, 2013

      Former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s death sends the public into “collective hysteria” around the change of government.

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    • CAPTION
      RIP Chavez
      by Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo / March 18, 2013

      Former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s death sends the public into “collective hysteria” around the change of government.

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    • CAPTION
      Freedom of Speech Roundup
      by Sampsonia Way / March 16, 2013

      This week: Azerbaijani authorities are quick to silence critics and Burma’s government has announced that daily newspapers will be free to publish on April 1.

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    • Yoani in Brazil
      International Condemnation, Ltd. (Spanish Text)
      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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    • 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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