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N.C. book banning draws nationwide flak
It seems too good to be true, but North Carolina kicks off national Banned Books Week with a book-banning controversy of its own. More
The future of media: local voices and the reader’s responsibility
Media are evolving. That we know. But with this transformation has come an influx of new, diverse voices, occupying often unregulated platforms with varying degrees of government control and/or… More
TONIGHT: Book Festival’s Friday ‘Bookend’ programs feature Téa Obreht, Joyce Johnson
With the Brooklyn Book Festival just a couple of days away, the festival’s Bookend programming has some exciting events slated for Friday. More
PEN International passes resolution on Tibet
The 79th PEN International Congress has unanimously passed a seven-point resolution on the ongoing “critical situation” inside Tibet. This was announced here by the PEN Tibet Writers Abroad. More
Allow independent journalists in Tibet: PEN Int’l to China
The PEN International Congress urged China to investigate the causes of the self-immolation protests in Tibet with honesty and transparency, and to allow independent international journalists access to the… More
Prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh among freed Iranian political prisoners
Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer/journalist Nasrin Sotoudeh and 10 other political prisoners jailed for their involvement in the 2009 anti-government protests, were freed today Wednesday September 18. More
Caribbean and Diaspora Writers to Contribute to Brooklyn Book Festival, September 16 – 22, 2013
Looking forward to the Brooklyn Book Festival More
Netizen Report: ‘Syria Untold’ Brings Color to a Black-and-White Debate
Global Voices Advocacy's Netizen Report offers an international snapshot of challenges, victories, and emerging trends in Internet rights around the world. We begin this report with a profile of… More
Stifled Southeast Asian Voices: NGOs Unite Against Criminalization of Free Expression on the Internet
As concerns grow in Southeast Asia over the use of national security, anti-terrorist and defamation laws to limit freedom of expression on the Internet, a coalition of international and… More
China Frees Writer Jailed After Yahoo! Handed Over Information
China released a writer convicted of leaking state secrets who was sentenced to 10 years in jail after Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO:US) provided his e-mail records to authorities. More
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