Activism and Art: Celebrating Mexican Music and Literature
Activism is infused with a Latin beat for this event, hosted by beloved TV journalist, Maria Hinojosa. Novelist and playwright Veronica Gonzalez Peña joins writer-performer Rubén Martínez to discuss border issues, cultural hybridity, migration, and more. With music from Jarana Beat.
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Egyptian authorities released four people Thursday, including two Egyptian journalists, arrested in a police raid on the Cairo bureau of Turkey’s state-run news agency, a judicial official said. https://bit.ly/2NR0TuL
NEW: PEN America has joined 57 other media and press freedom organization in opposing the egregious restrictions on journalists during the impeachment trial. @senatemajldr and @SenSchumer should allow reporters to do their jobs. https://pen.org/press-release/restrictions-on-press-during-impeachment-would-jeopardize-press-freedom/
Albania's ruling majority says it plans to overrule a presidential veto on a set of controversial government-proposed media laws which were passed December 17 amid an outcry by rights groups and international observers. https://bit.ly/2u5eck1