Bruno Aiub became one of Brazil’s biggest podcasters with irreverent interviews of newsmakers. Now remarks about Nazis plunged him into a controversy akin to his idol’s.
Tag: Freedom of Speech and Expression
Brazil’s Joe Rogan Faces His Own Firestorm Over Free Speech
Bruno Aiub became one of Brazil’s biggest podcasters with irreverent interviews of newsmakers. Now remarks about Nazis plunged him into a controversy akin to his idol’s.
At Beijing Olympics, Question of Free Speech Looms Over Athletes
An Olympic rule and warnings from the Chinese government have made it risky for athletes to speak out at these Games.
South Korea Indicts Defector From the North Over Leaflets
South Korea banned the spread of leaflets across the border last year. Park Sang-hak, an outspoken activist who defied the ban, was indicted in a first this week.
Nigeria Lifts Twitter Ban
The social media site had been blocked after it deleted a post from President Muhammadu Buhari about secessionist groups that was widely seen as threatening.
Hong Kong Removes ‘Pillar of Shame’ Statue Amid Crackdown
The decision to take down the “Pillar of Shame,” an enduring symbol of the territory’s pro-democracy movement, was another sign of Beijing’s crackdown.
Fury in China After Li Tiantian, an Outspoken Teacher, Disappears
Supporters of Li Tiantian believe that local officials may have sent her to a psychiatric hospital, a longstanding way of stifling and discrediting dissent.
Fury in China After Li Tiantian, an Outspoken Teacher, Disappears
Supporters of Li Tiantian believe that local officials may have sent her to a psychiatric hospital, a longstanding way of stifling and discrediting dissent.
Egypt Sentences 3 Human Rights Activists to Prison
The verdicts suggest that the government has not scaled back its crackdown on dissent, despite efforts to improve its image.
As Muratov Accepts Nobel, Legacy of His Russian Predecessors Recedes
Dmitri A. Muratov is only the third Russian to win the Nobel Peace Prize, after Andrei D. Sakharov and Mikhail S. Gorbachev. The openness they championed is under assault.