Patrice Nganang describes his reading diet: “I read and stop, this book, that book, without distinction. Sometimes I read all the books of an author, and then move to other writers. I just finished reading the books by Cameroonian writer Max Lobe, and now it is Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor I am reading, after this I am reading Imbolo Mbue.”
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What are the effects of a war waged against art? Established Iraqi-Kurdish journalist, novelist, and literary critic Nawzat Shamdin dives into this in “The Mosul Music Teacher Fighting Extremists with Strength of Strings.” Shamdin tells the […]
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“It is ridiculous that high- and low-level government officials, politicians and businessmen, all ask for proof. Especially when doing a little observation they could find the remains of the crimes committed, but not the criminals who enjoy the cloak of impunity.”
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An interview with “barefoot lawyer” Chen Guangcheng, a prominent Chinese political activist who fought against the country’s one-child policy.
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Cuban activists appeal to Pope Francis for the release of graffiti artist El Sexto, held without trial for over eight months.
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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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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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