Journalist Sonali Samarasinghe discusses free speech in Sri Lanka, government’s involvement in her husband’s death, and the risks associated with her writing.
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This week: author Chinua Achebe on free speech in Nigeria, the graphic memoir Persepolis is banned in Chicago, and Ai Weiwei is the face of dissidence in China.
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Vijay Nair explores Manipur through an improvised play, human rights violations, dramatic protests, and a local’s memory of childhood.
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Tarik Günersel profiles authors who have spoken out through their works against Turkey’s “debrainization operation”-attempts to remove secularism from society.
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On a trip to India, Tienchi Martin-Liao meets with the Dalai Lama and discovers how Tibetans and the Indian government co-exist peacefully in Dharamsala.
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Vijay Nair discusses how Kashmir is painted as a romantic wonderland in Bollywood films, though in reality it has become a place of violence and injustice.
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This week: a Cuban blogger discusses Yoani Sanchez’s impact and the tension between government and media boils over in Myanmar, Africa, and Sri lanka.
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