Ecuador: International organizations fear that the lawsuit president Correa is waging against El Universo newspapaer may further self-censorship and limit criticism of the authorities.
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The Venezuelan state media under President Hugo Chávez, says veteran journalist Gregorio Salazar, seeks to establish ‘information hegemony’ by systematically closing private media outlets and using hacking and phone tapping to intimidate the media, dissidents and the opposition.
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To mark IFEX’s International Day to End Impunity, we asked Latin American writers who have contributed to Sampsonia Way to write about the importance of fighting impunity in their home countries.
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Sampsonia Way magazine poses 15 questions to Horacio Castellanos Moya, author of Tyrant Memory, his latest novel, and former writer-in-residence at City of Asylum Pittsburgh.
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“Calculations,” a poem from Boomerang by Brenda Cardenas. Her poetry works itself into folds of overlapping worlds: Spanish and English intermingle with ideas of childhood and adulthood, song and poem, and day and night.
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“Walt Whitman”, a poem by Francisco Aragon, traces its roots back to Nicaraguan poet and essayist Rubén Darío. The poem effectively rests in the space between the three writers (Whitman, Darío, and Aragón), but preserves the souls of each.
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“To Die a Little” is a short story by Eduardo Halfon. Born in Guatemala City, Halfon is an acclaimed author of novels and short stories. He was named one of 39 Best Young Latin American Writers at the 2007 Bogota Hay Festival.
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