Terry Anderson on the charges against cartoonists Bahadir Baurter and Özer Aydoğan.
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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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The two Iranian political parties rivaling for control of the presidency are, in form but not in content, similar to the contentions between the Democratic and Republican parties in the United States.
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Ramses Morales Izquierdo on the two Turkish cartoonists facing prison for insulting President Erdoğan.
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Russian Sergey Elkin on the murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.
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Sampsonia Way presents the ultimate book list based on the Salon Readings that City of Asylum/Pittsburgh held during 2014. Each of the books on the list was written, edited, or translated by the stellar lineup of invited writers, journalists, and translators. Enjoy!
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In Honduras “the free circulation of ideas and opinions” is a fantasy. It is the state’s policy to deny information to journalists who do not write in favor of the government in power.
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