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    • Signs of My Protestation by Sourav Biswash
      Bangladeshi Cartoonist Arifur Rahman on Calling a Cat “Mohammad”
      by Olivia Stransky / May 17, 2013

      In this interview caricaturist Arifur Rahman discusses the most dangerous topic to illustrate in Bangladesh, being blacklisted, and self-censorship.

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    • Cartoon by Ilian Savkov, used with permission of the artist.
      Art to Die For: Cartoonists at Risk and Their Defenders
      by Olivia Stransky / May 15, 2013

      In a new series on the Cartoonists Rights Network International, we present an interview with founder Robert Russell on the dangers facing cartoonists today.

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    • Writer's Block
      Don’t Ask The Writer
      by Bina Shah / May 14, 2013

      Bina Shah explains her views on a writing career by addressing the three questions that she is asked most often about writing.

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    • For a Song and a Hundred Songs
      Excerpt: Liao Yiwu’s For a Song and a Hundred Songs
      by Sampsonia Way / May 14, 2013

      Sampsonia Way shares an exclusive excerpt from Liao Yiwu’s For a Song and a Hundred Songs that details his 1990 arrest and the arrests of others in his circle.

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      Lessons from History
      by Vijay Nair / May 13, 2013

      Vijay Nair recounts his visit to the Washington, D.C., which prompted thoughts on peaceful protest, book burning, and Hitler in India.

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    • Castro 51 years of Revolution
      For Cubans in Cuba, the Revolution Hasn’t Begun
      by Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo / May 13, 2013

      Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo discusses racism, discrimination and fundamental rights regarding Afro-Cubans on the island.

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    • The Beijing headquarters of The People's Daily. Photo via Facebook group "Trust Me, I'm an Architect."
      Freedom of Speech Roundup
      by Sampsonia Way / May 11, 2013

      This week: Bulgarian journalist threatened for uncovering communist crimes, new documentary on female bloggers, and prison censorship in the United States.

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    • Tree of Life
      Philactosophy and Other Neologisms
      by Tarık Günersel / May 10, 2013

      Tarık Günersel explains philactosophy, his philosophy of action, and why he considers himself a contributive naturalist.

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    • Dr Arno Vosk
      Evaluating Asylum Seekers: An Interview with Dr. Arno Vosk
      by Rachel Webber / May 9, 2013

      In the third installment of “Evaluating Asylum Seekers,” we spoke with Dr. Arno Vosk, an advisor to a medical student clinic at the University of Pennsylvania.

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    • Cuba Reflection Final
      Maduro Out in the World, Havana
      by Israel Centeno / May 7, 2013

      Israel Centeno explores the reasoning behind Nicolas Maduro’s trip to Havana, which comes right as he is accused of electoral fraud.

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