Free Expression Digest: Wed., November 25
Five Niger journalists arrested in ten days, Chinese police accused of harassing dead activist's family, and a French comedian is given a prison sentence for hate speech. More
Free Expression Digest: Thurs., November 19
Brazilian blogger murdered, Five Moroccan activists face prison, and a journalist in Iran is sentenced to 3 years for Facebook posts. More
The Arab of the Future
The French bestseller details the author's childhood in rural France, Libya, and Syria, in the shadows of three dictators—Muammar Gaddafi, Hafez al-Assad, and his own father. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., October 20
Qatar urged to free jailed poet, Angolan rapper on hunger strike weakens, and the French media file a lawsuit on behalf of a reporter. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Thurs., October 1
Khadija Ismayilova still hopeful, a Turkish columnist is injured in an assault, and a Kenyan governor drives journalists from his county. More
Absurdity ad Absurdum: On Translating Gaston de Pawlowski
Written amidst the depths of World War I and society's growing faith in science, Pawlowski's absurdities are an elegant, far-sighted critique of the church of innovation. More
New Inventions and the Latest Innovations
Published in French in 1916, Gaston de Pawlowski’s book is a catalog of absurd imaginary gadgets and “improvements,” and an early satire on consumer society and the cult of… More
France’s Laws against Hate Speech Are Bad News for Free Speech
Following the horrific attacks at the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris this January and an ensuing increase in arrests for hate speech, the state of freedom expression in France… More
French Surveillance Bill Threatens Free Expression, Privacy
New counter-terrorism legislation passed by the lower house of the French Parliament today would dramatically expand the government’s surveillance powers and directly conflicts with France’s international legal commitments to… More
Digital Freedom and Crime in the Twitterverse
As the global reach of social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook expands, important questions of Digital Freedom and free expression arise. More
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