In Cuba, the obsession with aromatic oils sits between the concepts of communist kitsch and capitalist complacency.
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For this month’s column, Tarik Günersel created his own Freedom of Speech roundup, covering the end of September through mid-October.
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Mr. Alvarado, director and presenter of Globo TV’s news programme ‘Mi Nación’ was sentenced to a 16-month prison sentence and a work ban of the same length in December 2013 due to his coverage in 2006 of alleged corruption by a university dean.
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The Russian and Ukrainian music scenes have always been intertwined. Young Ukrainian artists would come to Moscow looking for fame and fortune, while Russian celebrities would go to Ukraine on tour. But as nationalist rhetoric gets more heated, cultural exchange is suffering.
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Journalists, media specialists and organizations supporting press freedom from the post-Soviet region will meet in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, this week to discuss current trends in their countries and to debate the way forward for the independent media.
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The temporary return to daily rhythm and social order in Hong Kong does not mean that the movement is over, but may show Hong Kong’s pragmatic nature, and demonstrate that the protesters may have learned something from March’s Sunflower Student Movement in Taipei.
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Index on Censorship calls on the international community to put pressure on Azerbaijan to respect freedom of expression.
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