For City of Asylum/Pittsburgh’s upcoming Exiled Voices of China Tibet event, Sampsonia Way has curated standout pieces from our coverage of exiled and persecuted writers.
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Bina Shah discusses how the Ahmadis, a community of people in Pakistan, experience prejudice and bigotry that is actually codified under the law.
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This week: thirteen journalists attacked in Cairo, an interview with Salman Rushdie, and a Chinese director calls out censorship policies at an award ceremony.
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Hamdy el-Gazzar highlights the Egyptian Sarcasm Society, a Facebook page that uses black humor to comment on political and social issues in the country.
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Hamdy el-Gazzar highlights the Egyptian Sarcasm Society, a Facebook page that uses black humor to comment on political and social issues in the country.
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Israel Centeno explores the depth of government revolutions in a hypothetical Q and A segment.
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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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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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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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This week: account of an attack against journalist Lars Hedegaard, the Mexican cartel’s intimidation tactics, and a Chinese blogger’s grassroots revolution.
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