A freelance journalist, only identified as Mohammed, tells his harrowing story of being detained by Syrian security forces through a new series presented by Al-Akhbar English.
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In an interview that will inspire, journalist Michał Janczuk talks about the challenges presented to independent Belarusian journalists and how he will continue to write despite serious threats imposed by the Lukashenko machine.
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Orlando Pardo Lazo continues the dialogue on foreign investment in Cuba with Swedish politician Jasenko Selimovic. Within this interview, Orlando and Mr. Selimovic discuss the new investment deal, the possibility of EU support for Cuban pro-democracy activists, and the potential detriments incurred from the agreement.
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In two powerful visual poems, columnist Tarik Günersel calls attention to the extinguishment of young lives through violence.
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“It took about twelve and a half years to write Family Life, so it wasn’t so much that I prepared for that voice and did it, as if preparing for a role.” In this interview, celebrated author Akhil Sharma discusses his painstaking writing process and the careful construct of his latest novel.
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Israel explores the way in which mankind has assigned moral judgements and the importance of turning inward to question the status quo and evil itself.
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During this fifth installment of The Freedom Chat, Ukrainian journalist and novelist Andrey Kurkov – who writes for The Guardian, Time Magazine, and The New Statesman – comments on the status of press freedom and Russian propaganda impacting the Ukrainian media.
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