This past week Venezuelan political cartoonist Rayma Suprani became the target of criticism and threats from state-run media and pro-Chávez supporters for a cartoon published on March 14, in which she highlights Venezuela’s poverty crisis. Here’s a selection of reactions from media outlets and social media users
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Nighat Dad is a lawyer and research associate from Pakistan who focuses on government policies that hamper citizens’ use of information and communication technologies. Governments worldwide are trying to introduce legislation for cyber-censorship, curbing the privacy …
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Reporters Without Borders has this year, for the first time, compiled a list of the world’s 10 most dangerous places for the media – the 10 cities, districts, squares, provinces, or regions where journalists and netizens were particularly exposed to violence and where freedom of information was flouted.
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Thai courts are refusing bail for journalists and activists charged with the crime of lese majeste for apparently political reasons. Thai law criminalizes the expression of peaceful opinions deemed offensive to the institution of the monarchy.
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Daniil Kislov, founder and editor-in-chief of Ferghana News, paints a bleak outlook for journalism in Uzbekistan and says the independent media in the country is in a “deep freeze.”
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Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, charged with treason and insulting national symbols for his political cartoons, vows to defend his work and continue his campaign against corruption and censorship in India.
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For a growing number of Turkmen youth, rap music has become a way to express their daily struggles and inspire political change in one of the world’s most oppressive countries.
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From Wikileaks to Blue Coat, we take a look at the fighters and facilitators of electronic surveillance technology and the repressive regimes that make use of the technology to monitor and censor citizens.
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Hamza Kashgari on trial in Saudi Arabia for a series of controversial tweets he posted to Twitter that reference the Prophet Muhammad. If found guilty, he could face the death penalty.
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The editors at Tea Leaf Nation talk about what China’s new internet regulations mean for microbloggers, speculate on Twitter’s future in China, and explain some of the techniques Chinese netizens are using to work around regulations and censorship.
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Sampsonia Way's companion guide to City of Asylum’s Exiled Voice of China and Tibet literary event, featuring standout pieces from its three year coverage of exiled and persecuted writers. READ
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