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'Only Nazis ban books': on the frontlines with students fighting Trump over higher education
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It took a half century to build New College into a sanctuary of independent thought and less than a year to destroy it.
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Hong Kong ex-media mogul Jimmy Lai won't appeal national security conviction, legal team says
Lai, an outspoken critic of China's ruling Communist Party who founded the now-defunct Apple Daily, was found guilty in December of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and conspiring with others to publish seditious articles.
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Palestine Action and the trouble with defining terrorism
Ruling has sparked debate over the effectiveness and fairness of proscribing groups as terrorists.
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Javier Bardem, Tilda Swinton and Adam McKay Among 81 Names to Sign Open Letter Criticizing Berlin Film Festival for 'Silence' on Gaza: 'We Are Dismayed' (EXCLUSIVE)
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More than 80 current and former participants of the Berlinale have signed an open letter to the festival condemning what it claims has been its "silence" when it comes to the conflict in Gaza and the "censoring" of artists who have spoken out.
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The Damascus book fair draws crowds, with censorship eased in post-Assad Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Abdul-Razzaq Ahmad Saryoul began publishing books in Syria in 2003 but he used to abstain from participating in the annual International Damascus Book Fair because of tight measures by the country's security agencies and bans on many books under Bashar Assad's rule.
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At site of Ukrainian skeleton athlete's Olympic ban, IOC's arguments ring hollow
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- In the end, after days of briefings and counter-briefings, the gap between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Vladsylav Heraskevych came down to about a minute.
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At site of Ukrainian skeleton athlete's Olympic ban, IOC's arguments ring hollow
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- In the end, after days of briefings and counter-briefings, the gap between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Vladsylav Heraskevych came down to about a minute.
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Sentence for Hong Kong's ex-publisher Jimmy Lai raises concerns as China defends it
HONG KONG -- The sentencing of Hong Kong's onetime media magnate Jimmy Lai on Monday raised concerns from foreign governments and rights groups, but Chinese and Hong Kong authorities defended it, saying it reflected the spirit of the rule of law.
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Sentence for Hong Kong's ex-publisher Jimmy Lai raises concerns as China defends it
HONG KONG (AP) -- The sentencing of Hong Kong's onetime media magnate Jimmy Lai on Monday raised concerns from foreign governments and rights groups, but Chinese and Hong Kong authorities defended it, saying it reflected the spirit of the rule of law.
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A glimmer of hope for democracy in Venezuela as opponents test the limits of free speech
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Andrés Velásquez didn't stick around to become one more government critic jailed after Venezuela's 2024 presidential election.
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Iranian protester Erfan Soltani released on bail following fears of execution, reports say | CNN
An Iranian man who was detained in connection to anti-government protests and reportedly sentenced to death has been released on bail, according to a rights group and Iranian state media.
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Salman Rushdie refuses to be 'diverted' by terrorism after surviving near-fatal stabbing attack
The 'Outnumbered' panel discussed the latest developments in the stabbing of author Salman Rushdie.
It's been over three years since the stabbing that nearly took Salman Rushdie's life, and the celebrated author is now sharing his story through a new lens.
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Man sentenced to 15 years for assassination plot against Iranian American journalist
NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal judge gave a man would-be assassin the maximum 15 years in prison Wednesday for plotting to kill an Iranian American writer on behalf of Tehran after hearing the woman who was targeted describe multiple attempts on her life as threats against all Americans.
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2 Tiananmen Vigil Organizers Plead Not Guilty in Hong Kong National Security Trial
HONG KONG -- Two organizers of Hong Kong's long-running vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre pleaded not guilty Thursday, while a third pleaded guilty before the trial brought under a national security law that has largely erased dissent in the city.
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My exile strengthened communal forces in B'desh: Taslima Nasreen
New Delhi, Jan 5 (SocialNews. XYZ) Bangladesh's exiled author Taslima Nasreen finds the current situation in her country of birth worsening through time, even compared to the day she was forced to leave over three decades ago.
