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DARE: How Vilification of George Soros Moved From the Fringes to the Mainstream
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DARE: White House: It’s in ‘Public Interest’ for Staff to Skirt Ethics Rules to Meet With Fox News
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Nearly 90 Days Into His Hunger Strike, Oleg Sentsov Needs Our Support More Than Ever
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His Fight Is Not In Vain: A Timeline of Recent Efforts to Free Oleg Sentsov
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'Even if I take this to court, it is unlikely I will ever be able to see her again and for me that is the hardest part of all' - @AatishTaseer
Grateful to the many writers and others who signed PEN's letter to the Indian authorities. @PENamerica @pen_int https://twitter.com/AatishTaseer/status/1194935564312731649
Rushdie and Atwood join calls to restore citizenship to critic of Modi https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/nov/14/rushdie-atwood-restore-citizenship-critic-modi?CMP=twt_books_b-gdnbooks
This is wonderful news! Thanks to @WORDChCh Festival in Christchurch and @AmnestyNZ and the New Zealand government for their role is getting Behrouz out of Manus. cc: @PENamerica https://twitter.com/behrouzboochani/status/1194918470703443968