facing the anaconda

facing the anaconda

The stakes were high for memoir writer Qin Qin  as she struggled with the unwritten red lines of the Chinese government’s censorhip pen. ‘I’m genuinely scared of bringing up so many negatives about China. The place is run on self-censorship because of fear,’ I...
Remembering Sarah Hegazi

Remembering Sarah Hegazi

After waving a rainbow flag at a Mashrou’ Leila concert in Cairo a young woman is tortured. The band are censored and harrassed right across The Middle East for their support of queer rights. It was September 2017 and 35,000 fans at Cairo’s Festival City were...
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