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School book bans are “not just cropping up organically,” @SuzanneNossel tells @miral98. “Lists of books are being passed around, without even reading the books. It is orchestrated, systemic censorship.” northjersey.com/story/opinio… #BannedBooks #FirstAmendment #LetAmericaRead
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Hong Kong has banned a Malaysian rapper who recorded a satirical song about Beijing's "fragility," and two people have been arrested for possessing "seditious" children's stories about sheep amid a crackdown on dissent under a harsh national security law. rfa.org/english/news/china/s…
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Open records laws should promote the public’s right to know — not give the government a toolkit to avoid accountability. #SunshineWeek freedom.press/news/its-time-…
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Ahead of #IWD2023 tomorrow, we would like reiterate that women writers have a right to free expression, and to equal opportunities, whether through journalism, literature, or other creative endeavours.
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As we stated in January 2023: "Attacks on drag shows and performers strike at the heart of our rights to gather, read, and perform together. Drag shows are an exercise of artistic and creative expression that should be free from government suppression." cnn.com/2023/03/02/politics/…
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In diversity there is beauty and strength! 💙
It is time to end discrimination, celebrate diversity, and stand up for human rights.
Are you with us?
#ZeroDiscriminationDay
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In this edition of the Insider, read a Q&A with CPJ researcher Anna Brakha on how journalists are covering the Russia-Ukraine war.
cpj.org/2023/02/cpj-insider-…
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#Bangladesh: We join the Committee to Protect Journalists, PEN Centres and other human rights groups in calling on authorities to immediately end the harassment of investigative journalist Rozina Islam @IslamRozina @pressfreedom
pen-international.org/news/c…
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Today, we released an open letter with over 135 writers, artists, and human rights defenders to express our collective condemnation of Russia’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine, a campaign of violence rooted in the erasure of Ukrainian culture.
Read here: pen.org/open-letter-in-solid…
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#OnThisDay in 1868 W.E.B. Du Bois was born.
Today we celebrate the life & legacy of @NAACP co-founder.
Du Bois dedicated his life to the fight for justice and equality for African Americans & African descent around the globe.
More 👉 on.unesco.org/2NxsYtW #BlackHistoryMonth
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The conviction of Burundian journalist Floriane Irangabiye on charges of “undermining the integrity of the national territory” violates her rights to free speech and to a fair trial.
trib.al/987Ma63
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🇷🇼 Claims that editor of the newspaper The Chronicles, John Williams Ntwali, died in a car accident are being questioned as he was regularly threatened due to his work as a journalist exposing human rights abuses in Rwanda: ow.ly/QiUj50MFahA @gijnAfrica
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PUP Sunday read and stunning visual treat: Our @Hannah_SWyman and photographer @guidry_vietnam catch up with @cityofasylum artist in residence Mai Khoi, who is one bad activist: unionprogress.com/2023/01/01…
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ARC’s new report “We Have Always Had to Fight: African Artists on Human Rights and Artistic Freedom” highlights key concerns of artists + cultural practitioners across Africa, as well as recommendations for how to support them. artistsatriskconnection.org/…
@PENamerica @SAHRDNetwork
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We're on strike for the health of ourselves, our families, our union siblings and the Pittsburgh community we strive to serve.
Can you chip in to help keep all our family fed and fighting? cwa.org/ppg-donate
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Ready, set, go! The #JournalismSpotlights challenge is officially open. Every day in October we will be shining a spotlight on a word. The challenge is designed to be fun, engaging, and provoke more conversations around #journalism.
Learn more at loom.ly/IgEKoRU
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You don't want to miss dynamic performer, activist #MaiKhoi Pittsburgh resident and champion of free expression on the world stage. She tells her remarkable story in a premiere multimedia performance at @PghPlayhouse 9/15 @IntlFreeEx @PointParkCMI fb.me/e/7dlZi9dfU
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New report published today by CPJ: #Afghanistan’s media crisis: One year after the Taliban return to power
@StevenBButler @imwrahmani @SonaliDhawan_ @zahrajoya @kathygannon
@CPJAsia
Read and share: cpj.org/media-crisis-afghani…
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Travel ban is lifted & spent my weekend out of the country for the first time in many years
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Our second campaigning nominee is Malcolm 'Noah' Bidali, a labour rights defender & blogger from #Kenya.
@RTBenPreston encourages everyone to listen to Malcolm's voice when the football is hosted in Qatar later this year. #IndexAwards22 indexoncensorship.org/2022/0…