In the first edition of Sampsonia Way‘s interview series with free speech defenders, PEN Turkey president Tarik Günersel sat down with us to discuss Turkey, language, and the establishment of World Poetry Day.
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This week, controversy over the Venezuelan presidential election, Liu Futang put on trial for “printing his books without proper licenses,” and the United Nations condemnation of the killing of Indian correspondent Chaitali Santra.
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This week, literary greats on censorship; Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez arrested; portraits of Burmese activist; anti-cybercrime law sparks protests in Philippines; UN passes journalist safety resolution; and news from Cambodia, Malaysia.
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This week: 30th year of Banned Books Week celebrates right to read; Burmese journalists still denied visas to enter country; French newspaper cartoons of prophet Muhammad spark debate over Islamophobia; and the convenience of denouncing free speech.
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El bloguero y columnista cubano Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo relata su reciente experiencia como víctima de un “arresto express” en la Habana. Estos arrestos ocurren fuera de la ley y de manera regular bajo la administración Raúl Castro.
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Sampsonia Way columnist Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo writes about his recent experience with an “express arrest” in Cuba, arrests of regular occurrence under President Raúl Castro that take place outside of the law with no possible recourse for complaint.
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This week, an anti-Islamist film ignited violent protests across the Arab world; Freedom Theater co-founder Zakaria Zubeidi to begin death fast until he is released from a Palestinian prison; Aseem Trivedi jailed for cartoon mocking Indian government.
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Burmese writer Khet Mar profiles Nyein Thit, a poet and political activist who was repeatedly jailed for participating in the Hmaing Centennial Strike and the 1988 uprising. The aging poet now wishes to leave activism to focus more on his writing.
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This week: Jordanian online news sites protests new censorship laws with web blackout; social media’s role in sparking religious violence in India raises questions about justified cyber censorship; plus news and analysis from Ivory Coast, Egypt, South Korea, Turkey.
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Following Egypt’s revolution, many forces have been working towards a new constitution for the country. Hamdy El-Gazzar highlights a group of intellectuals and artists who have created a “Cultural Constitution” to preserve intellectual freedom.
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