The South African parliament passed the Protection of State Information Bill which opponents say is a step backwards for freedom of speech and democracy in South Africa, calling it a return to media censorship during Apartheid.
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Interview with photojournalist Carlos Miller. We get his take on the treatment of photographers covering the Occupy movement. In April 2007 Miller founded the website Photography Is Not A Crime after he was arrested for taking photos of police.
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Hundreds of writers, including Salman Rushdie and Alice Walker, declared their support for the Occupy Wall Street Movement on the website OccupyWriters.com.
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TalkBackTV MidEast is already facilitating the free exchange of ideas, allowing citizens with on-the-ground experience to contribute to news reports, question media coverage, and lampoon politicians.
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To mark IFEX’s International Day to End Impunity, we asked African writers who have contributed to Sampsonia Way to write about the importance of fighting impunity in their home countries.
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As the internet’s role in free speech becomes increasingly prevalent, tactics to control the internet are growing more refined each year. This list of 2011′s current transgressors has been compiled…
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Maikel Nabil Sanad is entering his 42nd day of hunger strike in protest against a three-year sentence imposed by a military court for criticizing the army.
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In this conversation with Khet Mar, rapper Zayar Thaw talks about the advantages and challenges of including political content in his songs, his feelings on the non-violence movement in Burma, and his involvement with Generation Wave.
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Following an opinion-editorial that called President Kagame a “sociopath”, the Rwandan magazine Ishema has not only issued an entire edition dedicated to apology, an editor has resigned, a Rwandan newspaper organization suspended its publisher, and the magazine suspended itself for a month.
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In this interview, twenty-six year old pioneer rapper, artist, and textile designer Salome talks about her influences and the dangers of being a rapper in Iran.
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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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