Kudakwashe Bwititi
Bwititi was arrested alongside co-filmwriter Tendai Maduwa after a screening of their film The Lord of Kush. The film tells the story of a clash of cultures between Islamic… More
Tendai Maduwa
Director and producer Maduwa was arrested alongside co-filmwriter Kudakwashe Bwititi after a screening of their film The Lord of Kush. The film tells the story of a clash of… More
Deniz Zarakolu
The son of human rights activists, Zarakolu was first arrested in 2002 for a speech he gave at his mother’s funeral. In 2011, he was arrested again in a… More
Stella Nyanzi
Dr. Nyanzi was arrested in 2017 for posting a poem online about President Museveni’s birth, using the metaphor of his mother’s vagina to criticize his repressive rule; and again… More
Robert Kyagulanyi Bobi Wine
Musician Bobi Wine has galvanized a generation of Ugandans to seek new leadership. He has opposed President Museveni's policies and has been barred from performing his music. He is… More
Büşra Ersanli
In June 2018, Ersanli was convicted on terrorism charges for her endorsement of a petition, organized by a group called Academics for Peace, criticizing military violence against the Kurds.… More
Siraphop Kornaroot Rung Sila
Siraphop was detained in 2014 after writing a poem that allegedly insulted Thailand's king. He faced 45 years in prison under the draconian lèse-majesté law in a drawn-out trial… More
Ayşe Berktay
Alongside her literary career, Berktay is a staunch advocate for women’s and Kurdish rights. Initially sentenced in 2011 on terrorism charges after attending conferences on behalf of a pro-Kurdish… More
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As we close out #APAHM, @KayaPress author Rajiv @rajivmohabir (who also received the PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant) curated this reading list featuring books from the Asian Americas, inviting us to reexamine “Asian American” as a complicated category: https://bit.ly/3gy0vOh.
"I turned to cooking, as many have, first to stockpile, then as distraction, then as comfort—which brought me back to Nani’s murbo recipe," says editor Pooja Makhjiani. Check out Pooja's raw mango murbo recipe as part of this week's Writers Who Cook: https://bit.ly/2yJTMjj.
The Polish government has withdrawn two fines imposed on a group of artists who were accused of breaking social distancing rules during the #COVID19 pandemic. https://bit.ly/2XbKeaa