In this video, the Cuban activist Yoani Sánchez delivers an exciting talk at Stanford University highlighting the significance technology and social media have in empowering the Cuban citizenry. The was event hosted by the Program on Liberation Technology at CDDRL.
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In a recent Gallup poll Americans rated Iran as their “biggest enemy.” Why is it like this? “Why do Americans believe all news that tries to paint Iran as an ‘enemy’ and a ‘terrorist’ only interested in building nuclear bombs?” Iranian writer Yaghoub Yadali attempts to dispel the widely held myths.
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The widely criticized suspension last week of Bloomberg New’s Hong Kong-based journalist Michael Forsythe sparks discussion of alleged censorship of reporters and articles in China. In this video, James Fallows, Demetri Sevastopulo and discuss the issue with CNN’s Eric Deggans.
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The Iranian government surprised the world when it announced – via social media – the historic nuclear deal with the UN Security Council. Although Iran’s stance on social media has been softening since the “Twitter Revolution” of 2009, censorship, as explained here, still has a firm grip.
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Having spent eight months traveling in the US, I’m starting to make Cuban State Security nervous, just as I’m making the island’s dissidents nervous, since the two entities are sometimes so similar that you can barely tell them apart.
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Al sumar 8 meses de visita en USA, la Seguridad del Estado cubana comienza a ponerse nerviosa conmigo, lo mismo que la disidencia insular, tan coincidentes ambas que a veces resultan indistinguibles.
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In this column, which makes use of cinematic jump cuts, Tarık Günersel writes about the dangers of a solid relationship between Erdogan’s government and the United States. From Erdogan’s “Islamofascist” views to the USA’s historic meddling in Turkey, Günersel’s critique is delivered with sharp wit.
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