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Written by Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, and was originally published in Straits Times
Nov 01, 2015
Written by Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, and was originally published in Straits Times
Nov 01, 2015
Twice, Indonesian writer and activist Goenawan Mohamad's Tempo magazine was temporarily banned after its articles drew the government's ire.
But writing, he insists, need not crumble under the threat of censorship.
"When you live under censorship and you know you have to survive, at the same time, you have to hold on to your principles. You know that you're scared, but don't succumb. Don't justify the oppression," he says.
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