Journalists worldwide are targeted or murdered for their work, but the offenders are rarely punished. CPJ is launching an impunity campaign to demand justice.
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This week: Bahraini activist Zanib Alkhawaja profiled, Julian Assange speaks to Democracy Now!, and impacts of government censorship on literary expression.
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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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In this edition of The Writer’s Block we talk to poet, novelist, and playwright Angela Jackson. Jackson is a faculty member of Cave Canem.
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This week: the CCP blocks news sites for the 18th Party Congress, Tibetan self-immolations continue in China, and an interview with poet/ activist Amiri Baraka.
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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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In this edition of The Writer’s Block we speak with poet Nikky Finney, recipient of the National Book Award in Poetry. Finney is a faculty member of Cave Canem.
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