Ferdinand E. Marcos placed the country under military rule 50 years ago this week. With his son now in power, those who lived through those dark days fear their stories will be lost.
Tag: Political Prisoners
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Salman Rushdie and What It Means to Support Free Speech
I felt the power of the rush of readers who ran to the stage when Salman Rushdie was attacked.
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What Brittney Griner’s Income Says About Women’s Basketball
As Brittney Griner’s attorneys appeal her conviction in a Russian court, questions remain about why Ms. Griner and other W.N.B.A. stars play abroad to supplement their incomes.
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For Uyghurs, U.N. Report on China’s Abuses is a Long-Awaited Vindication
The report’s assessment that China’s crackdown in Xinjiang could amount to “crimes against humanity” gives new momentum to a campaign to pressure Beijing.
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Nicaragua Silences Its Last Outspoken Critics: Catholic Priests
A wave of government attacks on church leaders has extinguished the last independent voice in the Central American nation.