The Iranian government arrested 6 documentary filmmakers, accusing them of conspiracy. The filmmakers made documentaries about famous Iranians and Iran’s national history. Sampsonia Way compiled brief overviews and filmographies of the directors.
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Nzaramba was detained for five days by Uganda’s anti-terrorism unit and police confiscated copies of his unreleased book People Power: Battle the Mighty General.
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In this video Cornelius Eady reads his poetry at a reading hosted by Cave Canem and City of Asylum Pittsburgh. Eady has published eight books of poetry, including Brutal Imagination, a finalist for the National Book Award.
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Radio Farda’s Vahid Pourostad talks about his work with Persian Letters. Pourostad is a well-known Iranian journalist who before being forced to leave Iran about a year ago served on the editorial boards of a number of reformist newspapers.
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This slide show features cartoons by Cuban political cartoonist Alfredo Pong. Pong, who has admitted that he suffers an incurable case of “Castrophobia,” is among many exiled journalists who continue to fight for a free Cuba.
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This slide show features cartoons by Burmese political cartoonist Aw Pi Kyeh. He continues to illustrate despite the ban on his work, and he has turned to new channels of distribution such as Facebook.
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This slide show features some of Pedro León Zapata’s editorial cartoons. A regular contributor to the daily El Nacional, Zapata isn’t afraid to pick fights —even if his opponent is Hugo Chávez.
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