The task of theater is not to teach a lesson, perhaps, but to arouse in an audience the energy and excitement of our own fragile humanity—the annihilation of which is the entire objective of torture.
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The internet is a powerful organizing tool, but it also enables digital surveillance and censorship by repressive regimes—much of it facilitated by products manufactured by Western companies.
Posted in: Media & Arts, Middle East, Rights & Justice
Topics: Becky Hogge, digital surveillance, Eric King, grantee spotlight, Privacy International
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Despite limited access to technology and poor connectivity, Facebook and Twitter have emerged as popular spaces for civil society groups in Uganda. Activists need to learn how to adapt these tools to their own needs, or they risk being left in the dark.
Posted in: Africa, Health, Media & Arts
Topics: digital activism, Facebook, Health, health media, HIV/AIDS, mobile health, public health, social media, Twitter, Uganda, Ushahidi
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Eugene Jarecki's documentary The House I Live In asks a simple question: Have the drug policies of the past 40 years helped?
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Connecting vast numbers of scientists and ordinary citizens, online tools make scientific problem-solving faster and more efficient. But for these collaborations to reach their full potential, the culture of science must become much more open.
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A group of writers including Zadie Smith, Chimamanda Adiche, and Aleksander Hemon take a look at education systems in conflict-affected countries around the world.
Posted in: Asia, Education & Youth, Europe, Media & Arts
Topics: Aleksander Hemon, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Chimamanda Adiche, education reform, Guernica, Haiti, Hardeep Sing Kholi, Hugh McLean, India, Kamila Shamsie, Nathalie Handal, Nepal, Nick Laird, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Petina Guppah, Rachel Holmes, South Africa, Tahmima Anam, Zadie Smith, Zimbabwe, Zukisa Wanner
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Pakistan is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists. A recent conference developed ways to ensure their safety.
Posted in: Asia, Media & Arts, Rights & Justice
Topics: Asad Baig, journalism, media freedom, Pakistan, Saleem Shahzad
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The Opportunity Agenda conducted three research studies examining perceptions of and by African-American men and boys, and their relationship to the media, to inform the communications efforts of those seeking to improve opportunity for black males in the United States.
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Seven years after the killing of his father, who was a leading Gambian editor, Deyda Hydara Jr. spoke in a BBC Africa radio interview about what happened, and why he is taking his father's case to West Africa's regional court.
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Seven years after the death of Deyda Hydara, the dean of Gambian journalism, the authorities there have yet to properly investigate what happened. Now members of his family are seeking justice at the regional ECOWAS court.
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