This week: a Somali rap group performs amid death threats, an Egyptian comedian is arrested, and Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez is greeted by protesters.
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This week: Azerbaijani authorities are quick to silence critics and Burma’s government has announced that daily newspapers will be free to publish on April 1.
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This week: the case against Aaron Swartz, Somalia’s dangerous reputation for journalists, and Beijing’s propaganda workers to start microblogs.
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This week: legal bans on protestors in Bahrain; violent retribution against journalists in Somalia; and tensions in Greece between free press and privacy.
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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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So far in 2012 four journalists have been killed in Somalia. The last two years have truly marked difficult times for journalists in Somalia as pressure not only comes from Al-Shabaab, but also from local and national governments.
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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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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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