The PEN Ten with Carmen Agra Deedy
Respect the intelligence of young readers and never, ever, lie to them. They will love you for the former and crucify you should you ignore the latter. More
Animal Farm: Banned by the Soviets, Promoted by the CIA
Though the book cannot and should not be divorced from the Russian Revolution, Orwell sees beyond the specifics of that revolution, and even beyond revolution itself, to tell what… More
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Newly enforced media regulations that India says are to counter false news and incitement in Jammu and Kashmir will stifle government criticism and go against press freedom protections in the country’s constitution, critics say. https://bit.ly/2OmZAnb
The allegations against Ivan Safronov, who often broke news on sensitive arms deals when working for Kommersant newspaper and was an aide to the head of Russia’s state space agency, are part of an escalating number of espionage cases in the past decade. https://bloom.bg/2ObFyfa