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At least 55 artists and writers have been imprisoned, or put under house arrest or surveillance since this summer's mass protests against the Cuban government, PEN America says. The new Decree-Law 35 makes online criticism of the state a cybercrime. https://n.pr/39HNq2w
Join us on Oct 7 for a conversation with Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka and Professor Farah Jasmine Griffin (@FJasmineG) about Soyinka’s new novel. Register for the free, virtual #LIVEfromNYPL and #PENOutLoud @PENamerica event. https://on.nypl.org/2W5FaXa
Don't miss Black academics @profblmkelley, @pornoscholar, and @daniellepurifoy discuss the growing movement against the teaching of black history & racism as part of our #BannedBooksWeek conversation with @rofhiwabooks on 10/1! Register here: https://bit.ly/3nYQjVj.
