Gatis Sluka highlights the hypocrisy of Putin’s supply of weaponry to Ukrainian separatists juxtapose his treatment of Russian citizens calling for separatism.
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On June 7, award-winning filmmaker Mahnaz Mohammadi began serving a five year sentence in Iran’s infamous Evin Prison. In this video that Mohammadi recorded on June 6, she speaks about the impending imprisonment.
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Cartoonist Mike Flugennock highlights the recent crackdowns on journalists and media professionals around the world.
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Cave Canem faculty member Tim Seibles engaged Pittsburgh audiences in June at the Alphabet City tent with several of his poems. Today, we present you with a video of Tim reading his poem “Allison Wolf”.
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Human Rights Watch reports on the unlawful and unfounded arrests of journalists in Iran, including Jason Rezaian who is a correspondent forThe Washington Post.
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In this Freedom Chat, midía NINJA member Felipe Altenfelder Silva talks about how media activism can create counter narratives that respond to Brazil’s diverse population and movements for social change.
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Zone 9 bloggers were charged with terrorism on July 17. PEN American Center’s Deji Olukotun sheds light on the effects of these strictures, which are constraining free expression throughout Ethiopia.
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