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Jamal Khashoggi: why stating the truth is getting a lot of journalists killed

Chris Paterson, University of Leeds It took a while for obituaries to start appearing for murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi – and there is still some uncertainty over the manner of his death. Turkish authorities are so far declining to release either sound or video of the assassination – both of which they are alleged […]

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Cartoonists can be an important voice of dissent: but they can also be divisive

Daniel Hammett, University of Sheffield Rwanda has introduced legislation which criminalises the public humiliation or insult – through gestures, writings or cartoons – of national authorities, public service officials or foreign state and international organisation representatives. This is a clear restriction to the freedom of political and editorial cartoonists. Political cartoons are powerful spaces in […]

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