Can some countries prevent the media from full access based on it being a risk to security? Can conflict be a genuine excuse for censorship and the restriction of free expression?
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This cartoon by Lebanese artist Hassan Bleibel points out the vicious cycle of US military involvement in Iraq.
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For more than two decades, Samarasinghe fought for justice, freedom, and accountability in Sri Lanka. Produced in the wake of catastrophic loss, her poems unflinchingly merge the personal with the political, evoking the emotional heft of both “a cry and a song.”
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This September, Words without Borders presents writing about and from exile.
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On July 17th, City of Asylum Pittsburgh presented Writers in the Garden, an annual celebration of local poets and the Northside community.
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An interview with Emily Parker, former writer for the Wall Street Journalist and member of Hillary Clinton’s staff. Parker’s new book examines the impact of the Internet on citizens of authoritarian governments.
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In this cartoon, Moroccan artist Tarek Benbaba depicts the effect fear can have on free speech.
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