A selection of the most read articles on Sampsonia Way in March. From an article about an Indian cartoonist accused of treason to a letter from a journalist in Venezuela, March’s most read is an assortment of voices from all corners of the globe.
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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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En esta entrevista con Sampsonia Way, Rayma habla de las salidas que ha encontrado para representar el rostro prohibido, las amenazas que ha recibido, las ocasiones en que la han llamado terrorista gráfica y la violencia en Venezuela.
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In this interview with Sampsonia Way, the Venezuelan cartoonist Rayma talks about the ways she has found to represent Chavez’s forbidden face as well as her thoughts on freedom of the press and violence in Venezuela.
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Reggae singer/songwriter Juan David Chacón, better known as OneChot, was a victim of the violence he condemned in his video for the song “Rotten Town”. The video has been censored by the Venezuelan government since it’s release two years ago.
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Ecuador: International organizations fear that the lawsuit president Correa is waging against El Universo newspapaer may further self-censorship and limit criticism of the authorities.
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The Venezuelan state media under President Hugo Chávez, says veteran journalist Gregorio Salazar, seeks to establish ‘information hegemony’ by systematically closing private media outlets and using hacking and phone tapping to intimidate the media, dissidents and the opposition.
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This slide show features some of Pedro León Zapata’s editorial cartoons. A regular contributor to the daily El Nacional, Zapata isn’t afraid to pick fights —even if his opponent is Hugo Chávez.
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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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