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Alexey Sidorenko: ‘As we speak, with every new prison sentence, the situation worsens’
How civil society continues to operate in Russia and beyond Originally published on Global VoicesAlexey Sidorenko, director, Teplitsa. Photo by
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Reporting from ‘the roof of the world': How Pamir Daily News works in Tajikistan
It is a rare independent voice from the Pamir regionOriginally published on Global VoicesThe Pamir mountains in Gordo-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast,
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Comedian and YouTube content creator arrested in Sri Lanka over satire on Buddhism
The application of hate-speech laws have been selective in Sri LankaOriginally published on Global VoicesScreenshot from the YouTube video “Am I
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Unfreedom Monitor Report: Kenya
An excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in KenyaOriginally published on Global VoicesImage courtesy Ameya Nagarajan Authoritarian
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Hong Kong authorities clamp down on the annual commemoration of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown
The June 4th panic virus is tiny, there are no preventive measures against itOriginally published on Global Voices“Fear not, Hongkongers”,
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WHO Wants to ‘Promote Desired Behaviors’
Michael Nevradakis, PH.D ronpaulinstitute.org The World Health Organization (WHO) is proposing a set of recommendations for “social listening
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The Bible Ban in Utah Schools
Photo by John-Mark Smith on Pexels.com Utah is on the front page of the BBC website with the story about how the Bible has been removed from
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Just Censorship by a Different Name
newsbusters.org Elon Musk’s Twitter stumbled into a censorship controversy this week as the platform initially limited the visibility and ability
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In a post-election Turkey, the country remains divided on political lines
The unequal playing field gave the incumbent an unjustified advantageOriginally published on Global VoicesSupporters of the ruling party celebrate
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A “progressive” coalition goes after Bret Stephens as our Class Day Speaker; he delivers an excellent address anyway
You’ll know Bret Stephens as a conservative columnist for the New York Times. He also got his undergraduate degree at the University of Chicago in
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Eight U.S. Tech Giants Partner with Anti-Free Speech WEF
Catherine Salgado newsbusters.org Catherine Salgado is a Staff Writer with Media Research Center’s NewsBusters’ Free Speech America. She also
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Before books are deemed unlawful, lawyers should read them. I should know, I was once a censor in Hong Kong…
Over 30 years ago, I was a book censor for a short time when I worked for Hong Kong’s justice minister. Photo: Lea Mok/HKFP. In the autumn of
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Now Israel is censoring and demonizing Abigail Shrier’s book
The Federalist is of course a right-wing site, but this situation must have given it a dilemma. The censorship described below reflects badly on
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‘I am worried that my work will put someone in jail': Interview with Zunzi, iconic Hong Kong cartoonist
‘Losing the newspaper column is not a big deal compared to my losing freedom’Originally published on Global VoicesImage by Leung
Pride Month Begins: Why you MUST Participate and Advice to Support LGBTQIA+ Authors All Year Long
Today marks the start of Pride Month and I know, because people have reached out to me about this, that many libraries are either being told NOT to