Burundian radio reporter Hassan Ravakuki was arrested by security agents of the National Intelligence Service (SNR). Charged with terrorism and his current whereabouts unknown.
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The following selection of Sampsonia Way author interviews published in 2011 feature diverse voices from around the world sharing their views on a range of topics, including the creative process, politics and culture, and their own struggle to defend freedom of expression.
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This December, we remember the work of Liu Xiaobo, Chinese activist writer, literary critic, co-author of Charter 08, and Nobel Laureate, who is currently serving an 11-year sentence for “inciting subversion of state power.”
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Thousands of Twitter accounts apparently created in advance to blast automated messages are being used to drown out Tweets sent by bloggers and activists this week who are protesting the disputed parliamentary elections in Russia.
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On November 6th photographer Alisen Redmond spent 14 hours in jail after she was arrested during the break-up of Occupy Atlanta. Redmond is a journalist for The Sentinel at Kennesaw State University.
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A crisis in a new Egyptian newspaper over an academic’s criticism of the SCAF leadership does not bode well for the future of independent media.
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Numerous stories have emerged about how pervasively the Syrian regime patronizes American companies. Export restrictions are failing to serve the purpose for wich they were intended: preventing the Syrian regime from doing more harm to its citizens.
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