The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders expresses regret over the series of travel bans imposed on a number of human rights defenders by the Belarusian authorities, amid the worsening of EU-Belarus diplomatic relations.
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Exclusive interview with conceptual artist Shurroq Amin, whose latest show, “It’s a Man’s World,” was shut down by Kuwaiti authorities on the basis that the paintings were “pornographic” and “anti-Islamic.” Includes a slide show with a few of the paintings in the exhibition.
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In collaboration with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s “Distinctively Dutch” festival, City of Asylum Pittsburgh presents an evening with poets Pieter Boksma, Hélène Gelèns, Erik Jan Harmens, Lucas Hirsch, John Schoorl, and Joos Zwagerman. Also featuring members of the Living Room Chamber Music Project. FREE EVENT. Get the details, RSVP, and share!
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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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Bangladeshi and international media organizations protest for justice in the case of slain journalists Meherun Runi and Sagar Sarowar, and for safety of journalists in Bangladesh. Runi and Sarowar were working to expose illegal land-grabbing by a corporation at the time of the murders.
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Google and Opera appear to have been blocked in Turkmenistan — or have they? Neweurasia‘s Anna Soltan explores the mix of censorship, incompetence, and terrible infrastructure that constitutes the “shoddy omnipotence” of government digital control, and why this is both a source of distress and hope.
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In this interview filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz talks about REPORTERO, a documentary on press freedom inside Mexico, meeting and following the real “characters” in his film, and the history of violence on reporters in Mexico.
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