The week’s top news on freedom of expression, journalists in danger, artists in exile, and banned literature. Featured this week: imprisoned Bahraini activist Zainab al-Khawaja releases audio message, and German-Iraqi Abbas Khider wins Literature in Exile Prize.
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China’s president calls for all media to train journalists on “Marxist news concepts” – but what does that mean exactly? According to Tienchi Martin-Liao, the new move coincides with the recent crackdown on dissidents as the government attempts to handle economic anxiety.
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Bina Shah speaks with Canadian-Pakistani political cartoonist Shahid Mahmood. His work has been censored in Pakistan and he has received death threats from the Taliban. Mahmood gained notoriety in 2004 when he was stopped from boarding a plane for appearing on a “no-fly”list.
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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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This week: an interview with Southern Weekend’s former editor, Burma held its first-ever international literary festival, and the state of media in Pakistan.
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After the protests surrounding the Southern Weekly incident in China, Tienchi Martin-Liao ponders what this could mean for the future of free speech.
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This week: Tibetan writer Tsering Woser talks about her detention, the censorship protest in China comes to a close, and the future of music in Mali.
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