So, Gonzalo Lira is dead. As he warned in his last video message before being disappeared (this time, as it turned out, forever) by the Ukrainian regime, his political journalism has cost him his life. A successful social media commentator and American citizen, Lira died while incarcerated by Ukraine’s repression …
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‘One person’s terrorist is another’s freedom fighter’ is a flowery way of saying actions can be interpreted differently, depending on your viewpoint. It’s a scenario acclaimed Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has often encountered and, unfortunately, is in again. He fled his homeland for being deemed too controversial for the state’s …
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