This week: an interview with Southern Weekend’s former editor, Burma held its first-ever international literary festival, and the state of media in Pakistan.
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This week: Green Party candidate Jill Stein on censorship in US elections, the arrest of Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez, China censors Twitter ahead of Communist Party congress, Bahrain revokes citizenships, and new gag law limits press freedom in Costa Rica.
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On October 18th, the One Young World conference kicked off its 3rd annual summit in Pittsburgh. View a slide show of highlights from conference sessions on Transparency and Human Rights, which included presentations from Ken Roth of Human Rights Watch.
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In the Weekly Freedom of Speech Roundup Sampsonia Way presents some of the week’s top news on freedom of expression, journalists in danger, artists in exile, and banned literature.
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If you’re one of the 250 million users of the Chinese social network Weibo and you search for the terms “candle wax,” “evolution,” the color “yellow,” or “China’s military,” you’re going to be disappointed.
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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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In this interview cyberactivists Ameer and Syrian Thinker talk about the Syrian government’s current surveillance of Twitter, the groups of activists known as “coordinations” that disseminates news via Twitter and Facebook, and the methods Syrian bloggers use to work around the government’s censorship.
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Hamza Kashgari on trial in Saudi Arabia for a series of controversial tweets he posted to Twitter that reference the Prophet Muhammad. If found guilty, he could face the death penalty.
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The editors at Tea Leaf Nation talk about what China’s new internet regulations mean for microbloggers, speculate on Twitter’s future in China, and explain some of the techniques Chinese netizens are using to work around regulations and censorship.
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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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