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Liu Xiaobo and the Nobel Peace Prize

From The AtlanticTomorrow is the day when the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo. (Has it only been one year since Barack Obama received the prize and made… More

Internet Writer Kareem Amer Released

Internet writer Kareem Amer was released on November 15, 2010, ten days after completing a four-year jail sentence for his critical writings. More

Editor Released; His Son Jailed

17-year-old Akram Ezedin was arrested on September 11, 2010, following the release of his father, Ezedin Mohamed, editor of Al-Quds, who was jailed in January for criticizing statements made… More

British Author Alan Shadrake Imprisoned

British author Alan Shadrake was handed down a six-week prison sentence by the high court in Singapore today for allegedly “scandalizing the judiciary” in his book, Once a Jolly… More