A Zimbabwean writer exiled in Denmark, Tagarira is a staunch critic of Robert Mugabe. Here are two poems from his book Mugabe Must Go!, a concentrated political attack in the form of 87 succinct poems.
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Since she was 19-years-old, Khet Mar has been persecuted by the Burmese government. These quotes and pictures summarize the journey of the current writer-in-residence at City of Asylum Pittsburgh.
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Clips from award-winning movies by Iranian filmmakers Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof, who submitted their entries secretly to the 2011 Cannes International Film Festival because they’re banned from making movies.
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In this interview with Sampsonia Way, Syrian poet Maram al-Massri discusses being a female poet in Syria, censorship, freedom of expression, social media, and the Arab Spring.
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In this interview conducted, Gioconda Belli reflects on the legacy of the Sandinista movement, her hopes for Nicaragua, and the state of freedom of expression under Ortega.
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An overview of Uncut, Index on Censorship’s free speech blog, and it’s five regional correspondent: Ana Arana (Mexico), Ashraf Khalil (Egypt), Alice Xin Liu (China), Dinah Gardner (China), and Little Black Fish (Iran).
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In this slideshow, we share photographs of Woeser, and information on her blogging history and new Tibetan writing. The poet is profiled in the May issue of Sampsonia Way.
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