Tsering Woeser, half-Tibetan/half-Chinese blogger and poet profiled in Sampsonia Way’s new issue, challenges the Chinese Communist Party in her writing.
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Afghan Women’s Writing Project (AWWP) allows Afghan women a forum to express and record their experiences in poems, essays and commentary without “the filter of their men and media.”
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In this interview, novelist Eduardo Halfon talks Sampsonia Way about Guatemalan violence, his writing, and his forthcoming book, Mañana nunca lo hablamos (Tomorrow We Never Discussed It).
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Elnur Majidli a Strasbourg-based blogger and internet activist has been threatened with a 12 year jail sentence for ‘inciting hatred’. The following excerpt is from an interview conducted by Index on Censorship’s Mike Harris.
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21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers is the theme of this year’s World Press Freedom Day. Today, we urge you to join with others around the world to celebrate press freedom.
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City of Asylum/Pittsburgh will be hosting a series of readings during May. Writers include: Jean Kwok, Gary Shteyngart, Herve Le Tellier, Kyung-Sook Shin and David Bezmozgis.
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According to Committee to Protect Journalist, 16 Journalists have been killed in 2011 as of today in direct reprisal for their work. Here are their names and bios.
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