Freedom of expression
Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers have applied for special new UK visas
Under Britain’s BNO visa program, people fleeing from oppression in Hong Kong are trying to make the most of their new lives in the UK. And though they are looking forward to more freedom of expression, some of them are finding it difficult for their families to settle in and adjust.
Harvard researchers went undercover to reveal Chinese censorship tactics on the Internet
We all know about the so-called ‘Great Firewall of China,” the half-joking term for the barrier set up to prevent Western media from being consumed in China. And most of us assume there is a great deal of additional censorship with China itself. But until Gary King of Harvard University found a way to peer directly at the inner workings of Chinese censorship, no one knew exactly how it was done or what the Chinese were most serious about censoring.
The NYPD’s efforts to reach out to the muslim community since 9/11
In the months after 9/11, New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly reached out to the city’s Muslim population. Reporter Bob Hennelly explains how that strategy has worked and what those relationships have meant during the current controversy.
Some in Turkey feel less free now that women are free to wear headscarves
This fall, Turkey’s AKP party ended a law that kept women from wearing Islamic headscarves in some public places. It was supposed to provide more personal freedom. And for some women, it has. But others feel it has emboldened conservatives who want to restrict women’s behavior.
