In a post-apocalyptic future, the last revolutionary writer languishes in prison while journalists scramble to uncover the secrets of his literary movement. New fiction from Open Letter Books.
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Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe expressed his contempt for the ICC — among other things — in a speech that lasted for over an hour at the African Unity Summit.
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IFEX’s correspondant Caro Rolando interviews Andrei Bastunets, chairperson of the Belarusian Association of Journalists, about how recent media law developments in Belarus are affecting the environment for journalism and information accessibility.
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German train operators are advocating for better working conditions in what may become the longest strike in the country’s postwar history.
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In Saudi Arabia, Raif Badawi faces the death penalty. “Human rights? What human rights?!” say the despots in Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Turkey.
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Betre Yacob is currently in exile from Ethiopia for publishing articles exposing human rights conditions and corruption. Editorial intern Emily Durham spoke with Betre on exile, censorship, and freedom of speech conditions.
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The West expressed outrage over the attacks on Charlie Hebdo’s freedom of expression, but has long stood idly by as China silences its dissenting voices.
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