Tienchi Martin-Liao profiles dissident lawyer Gao Zhisheng, who was released from prison on August 7, 2014.
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Writer-in-residence, Yaghoub Yadali, explores the potential outcomes of a long-term agreement made between Iran and America in light of the rise of ISIS.
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Israel Centeno draws from the history of the Weimar Republic to contextualize and analyze elements of the recent Venezuelan protests.
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In Belarus, musicians fall into two camps under the Lukashenka regime – political or unpolitical. Belarusian musician Lavon Volski belongs to the former and is ardently fighting for the freedom of expression in his country.
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This article draws attention to the real increase of sexist online abuse in India via social media channels like Twitter. Female activists who have “tweeted” political messages are consistently targeted for their outspokenness and are met with serious threats that transcend the digital realm. The article was originally published on April 1, 2014 by the Index on Censorship.
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What can happen to individuals and communities once you let them tell their stories? Joanna Wheeler presents the changes she saw and recorded while encouraging people in Bosnia and Herzegovina to speak out.
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Editorial cartoonist Deb Milbrath (United States of America) comments on CVS’s decision to remove cigarettes from their shelves and US inaction on reforming gun laws.
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