BEIRUT – On Tuesday night, police violently broke up a sit-in in Lebanon’s capital Beirut.  A photo of the popular activist, artist, and playwright Lucien Bourjeily knocked unconscious by police

The article below was originally posted by Corporate Watch. The Voice Project and Corporate Watch are part of a large group of organizations advocating for the release of Nûdem Durak,

VIENNA – Synthesizers, guitars, and voices singing in three different languages populate the Top 10 on Austria’s music charts — but the song which reigns supreme on the list features

NEW YORK – Tania Bruguera, the Cuban artist charged with Incitation to Public Disturbance, Resistance to Police, and Incitation to Commit Delinquent Acts for placing an open microphone in Havana’s Revolution

TEHRAN – Atena Farghadani, the Iranian woman sentenced to imprisonment of twelve-and-a-half years over a political cartoon, is demonstrating symptoms of lymphatic disease, according to her lawyer Mohammad Moghimi.  The

YANGON, Burma – “If you break your hand, the plaster helps getting it fit and strong again. Society was broken and political prisoners are plasters that help society heal.” While

CHENNAI – A rap addressing corporate pollution in the otherwise picturesque town of Kodaikanal in southern India is making an impact far beyond either the city’s or the country’s frontiers.  

LONDON – Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, whose planned 6-month stay in the United Kingdom was shortened to a mere 20 days has been approved for the full duration, accompanied

NEW YORK – Saturday marked the opening of an exhibit on New York’s Governors Island showcasing the artwork of current and former prison inmates across the country.  The show features

BEIJING – On July 22, after four years, Ai Weiwei had his passport returned by Chinese authorities, but it is surprisingly now Great Britain that is restricting the artist’s free