Editorial cartoonist Julio Carrión Cueva (Peru) on the self-censorship case of fellow Ecuadorian cartoonist Bonil (Xavier Bonilla) who was forced by a “Gag Law” and president Rafael Correa to retract and publish a new sanctioned version of a cartoon critical of government.
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A recent PEN America survey of over 520 American writers finds that writers are not only overwhelmingly worried about government surveillance, but are engaging in self-censorship as a result. Read the full report
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This week: Turkish government cracking down on journalists, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s “Voice Tunnel” in NYC, and problems with the UK’s proposed internet filters.
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This week: Egyptian army shuts down media outlets, Iran’s President-elect against internet censorship, and Hong Kong journalists fear erosion of press freedom.
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Bina Shah describes the different ways that writers discuss taboo topics in a conservative and increasingly violent Pakistan.
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Poet Jehan Bseiso discusses the importance of Poeticians, self-censorship in the Middle East, and her latest collection of poetry.
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A blank page in Pakistan’s International Herald Tribune leads columnist Bina Shah on a quest to discover what was censored and why.
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