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June 21, 2016
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Sudan has been in the news a lot in recent years – most often because of war, violence, and conflict. Many people might be surprised to learn that the country was once much better known for its internationally acclaimed artists – people like Ibrahim el-Salahi, who was the focus of an exhibition at the Tate Modern in 2013.

June 16, 2016
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In a conversation during the School of Public Policy's Annual Conference (the view from here: artists // public policy), David Kaye, Dunja Mijatovic, and CEU Assistant Professor Sejal Parmar agreed that free speech is under attack around the world. They agreed also that art is a form of free speech, and that it had to be defended just as rigorously as free speech.

June 15, 2016
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In a major public lecture delivered at CEU on 7 June, organized and hosted by the the Center for Media, Data and Society (CMDS) at the School of Public Policy, David Kaye, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, warned that the world is witnessing "the greatest multi-front assault on freedom of expression since Mikhail Go

June 8, 2016
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"I want to ask questions and start conversations," said Sudanese cartoonist Khalid Albaih. Albaih said he decided that the best way to do this, and to reach a global audience, was to put his work online. He explained that this decision was an easy choice for him to make as he had "grown up online." Albaih made his remarks during a panel discussion that was organized as part of the School of Public Policy's annual conference, the view from here: artists // public policy.