Journalist Natalia Radzina explains why she fled Belarus seeking political asylum. Sampsonia Way presents the translation of her text, originally published by Index on Censorship.
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Amal Habani is the second journalist to be sent to jail for reporting on the rape of Darfuri activist Safiya Ishaq by Sudanese security forces. This government crackdown on reporters and activists is part of a larger anti-media trend.
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Exiled writer Ali al-Jallawi explains to us via email from a Germany his history of arrests, the struggles of being in exile, and the changes he would like to see in his country.
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Yolanda Ordaz is the third journalist to be killed this year in the Mexican state of Veracruz and is among more than 70 killed since 2000, according to press rights groups and media tallies.
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Nery Jeremías Orellana is one of 12 journalists killed in the last 18 months in Honduras. A supporter of recently ousted President Manuel Zelaya, Orellana was a member of the Popular Resistance Front, an opposition movement.
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Eknaligoda’s cartoons are critical of the Sri Lankan government, which has been accused of curtailing media freedom. It has now been over 500 days since Prageeth Eknaligoda disappeared while walking from his office to his home in Colombo.
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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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