No joke: China’s backlash against stand-up stirs fear of comedy clampdown
Beijing/Shanghai, China Reuters One joke by a Chinese comedian about the nation’s military has spurred online uproar, a $US2 million fine, a police probe, a sweep of cancelled shows and fears for the survival of Chinese stand-up comedy, a rare refuge for somewhat free speech. A person walks past a show venue of stand-up comedy […]
CLIMATE: HOW EGYPT’S FARMERS ARE TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE WITH COMEDY AND COMMUNITY
MENNA A FAROUK, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Egypt…
Politics no laughing matter in poverty-hit Zimbabwe
Harare, ZimbabweThomson Reuters Foundation In a country where open criticism of power can spell trouble for journalists, politicians and activists, comedians say they, too, risk consequences – arrest even – for taking aim at the authorities or satirising the hardships of daily life. The long-awaited end to President Robert Mugabe’s rule in 2017 had raised hopes of a more open society, […]