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World Writers Join PEN In Solidarity With Turkey’s Imprisoned Writers
This post originally appeared on the website of PEN International. As a high-level PEN International mission ends in Istanbul, Turkey, leading world writers join PEN in a message of solidarity to… More
Mikhail Shevelev: “Don’t Betray What You Stand For’’
Don’t try to combine journalism with material well-being. Don’t betray what you stand for: gender equality, the rights of the LGBT community and minorities (mostly, аs a rule, Jewish… More
Tikhon Dzyadko: “Remain Honest”
Autocracy is not frightening in that it prohibits and intimidates; autocracy is frightening in that it uncovers in man the darkest, the most cynical and low. More
Oleg Kashin: Don’t Rely on a Single Platform
In any case, the important rule is to rely on yourself, and not be bound to one single platform, so that you do not become dependent on it. More
Galina Timchenko: “Work As If No Danger Exists”
Basically, everyone is trying to guess where the boundary of freedom of speech is, the "solid double line" for the crossing of which you will be punished. More
Marina Akhmedova: Don’t Ask but Demand
Become a force, even a small one, that doesn’t ask but demands, a force that will not accept an unfair decision. More
Boris Akunin: When Resistance Ceases, Leave
While there was resistance, I stayed in Russia. When resistance ceased, I left. This was my way of survival, my personal psychotherapy. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump's policies are an attack on the Enlightenment while an aide tells the media to "keep its mouth shut", South African journalist attacked, and more. More
Ludmila Ulitskaya: Find “Uncensored Locations’’
Personally, my rules for living have not changed in any way: whenever I see a possibility to help an effort that seems worthy to me, I take part in… More
Not Funny Ha-Ha
There were women of all ages, colors, backgrounds. Some looked scared, some were chatting with other women. Some were silent. More
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