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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This week: the arrests of journalists on the rise in Iran, the top 20 books some governments have tried to ban, and two reporters killed in Mexico.
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PEN Turkey President and columnist Tarik Günersel presents several cases from Turkey of falsely imprisoned and targeted journalists and writers.
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This week: Tibetan writer Tsering Woser talks about her detention, the censorship protest in China comes to a close, and the future of music in Mali.
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On December 6th several AP reporters were able to sneak into the house of Liu Xia for her first interview since she was placed under house arrest two years ago. Tienchi Martin-Liao on the true love story of Liu Xiaobo and Liu Xia.
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Li Bifeng, a Chinese poet, is facing a twelve year sentence for economic crimes. Tienchi Martin-Liao wonders if this is retaliation for his criticism of China.
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Writer, photographer, and artist Nyi Pu Lay reminds us of the many wounds Burma has suffered and the long road to her full recovery.
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The International Press Freedom Awards is “an annual recognition of courageous journalism” hosted by the CPJ. Today there are a record 179 journalists in prison.
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Artist Min Ko Naing has spent almost 20 of his 50 years in prison for his work as an activist and writer. Khet Mar talks about sending books to him in prison and how he feels about the new Burma.
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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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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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