Facing the double threat of extremist violence and state repression, Bangladeshi bloggers daring to speak up for secular values are fighting for their lives
Samira Shackle: Little comfort for Bangladesh’s secular bloggers
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Zunar: “Even my pen has a stand”
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Vincent Bolloré is known for business takeovers. Now 63, he has built an empire in energy, agriculture, transport and logistics. The billionaire is also a media mogul with expanding interests
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One of the truly great things about being a student used to be the exposure university life gave you to all sorts of views — absurd and
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Erica Jong: Literature’s sexual rebels
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Rebecca Vincent: Azerbaijan prepares for election after locking up critics
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Zunar: “I will never stop. It is my right as a citizen to express my view”
Malaysian cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Haque, aka Zunar, is currently in the UK to raise awareness ahead of his court case in his home country at the start of next month.
Raymond Joseph: Activism reawakens in South Africa’s students
South Africa has been witnessing a reawakening of activism among students after a hiatus of almost two decades. For a week, campuses across the country embarked on the biggest nationwide student protests since the birth of the new democratic society in 1994.
Media freedom in post-Soviet Romania remains elusive
Romania has a lot of high-calibre journalists to its name. However, many are now fighting to survive while maintaining professional