Russia’s New Law on Public Protests Designed to Further Silence Dissent
“As written, it poses a serious threat to freedom of assembly in Russia and serves merely as a pretext to prosecute the organizers and supporters of protest actions.” More
Turkey/US: Violence on US Soil an Example of Turkey’s Intolerance of Dissent
NEW YORK—Reports of Turkish President Erdogan’s guards engaging in violence against protestors in Washington DC provide a troubling example of Erdogan’s intolerance of dissent and disrespect for free expression… More
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Myanmar’s Supreme Court has agreed to rule on an appeal filed for Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, two Reuters journalists sentenced to seven years in prison for their reporting on the brutal crackdown on Rohingya Muslims. #FreeWaLoneKyawSoeOo https://t.co/16dbMfWf8t
Thanks to @PENamerican, come listen to @viet_t_nguyen, @MaazaMengiste and Lev Golinkin at @strandbookstore (Friday, April 26 at 7pm) on THE DISPLACED: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives from @ABRAMSbooks
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President Trump vowed to pursue, and even punish, those deemed responsible for launching Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, as well as media organizations he says knowingly pushed a false narrative. https://t.co/IV7K0mlVse