Expression
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If we limited artistic
expression
to subjects that are commonly regarded as socially respectable, we would soon be left with moralistic kitsch, just the kind of thing rulers of authoritarian states like to promote in public, while doing things that are far worse than most artists would like to imagine.
No one recalls any
expression
of regret by him, which suggests that he persists in such folly – and would use conditionality to turn the clock back on decades of progress in development economics.
Objectively, it is difficult to be fair-minded about a gulag state that stifles free
expression
more thoroughly than the worst Middle East autocrats ever could, and that manages its population’s daily needs in a way that can charitably be described as medieval (a description that could also be applied to its succession process).
More than 150 independent Palestinian journalists have signed an Avaaz petition stating that his murder sets “a dangerous precedent that threatens the lives of journalists, their right to free expression, the freedom of journalistic work, and the right of the public to know.”
But it is increasingly clear that Kenyans’ pronouncements of “never again” were little more than an
expression
of relief.
This led to the development of broadly comprehensible, non-verbal forms of performance, relying preferably on visual and auditory forms of
expression.
Contrary to prior visual forms of cultural expression, including the movies, there is no longer a need for continuity in the flow of images; contrary to what happens with a novel, no mental translation is required because the sensual effect of music creates associations that are shaped not by narrative but by mood.
Recently, as a “final” draft was circulated for discussion, another political crisis erupted over a last-minute modification – in the absence of any consultation – of provisions dealing with the right to strike and freedom of
expression.
The UN press release called the document a “global action plan” to achieve the MDGs, but it is more an
expression
of aspirations than a plan.
Advertisers often look at me with a blank
expression
when I try to explain this.
The EU is an
expression
of their values, and a mechanism by which they can realize their dreams.
Gripes about restrictions on freedom of
expression
or economic freedom, which are popular in Moscow, have few echoes in the provinces.
The vital task confronting Europe is to reconcile citizens’ right to make radical choices with the need to ensure that decisions leading to constitutional upheaval are subject to sufficient, and sufficiently informed, public deliberation that results in an unambiguous, time-consistent
expression
of the people’s will.
The world as the experience of a structured environment includes Aristotle's inherent dramatic dimension, and theatre is actually an
expression
of our desire for a concise way of grasping this dramatic element.
The group’s brutality is not so much an
expression
of religious belief as of tribal traditions that have, over the centuries, shaped a narrow, fanatical interpretation of Islam.
Moreover, the agency’s constitution, which each member country must sign, requires that Interpol not engage in political cases and that its actions respect the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which includes the right to freedom of
expression.
But a majority of Muslim scholars, including such eminent men as the Sheikh of Al Azhar in Cairo and the influential Qatar-based Sheikh Qaradawi, believe that Islam is compatible with democracy, at least as they define it: respect for the rule of law, equality between citizens, a fair distribution of wealth, justice, and freedom of
expression
and assembly.
Saudi intellectuals attribute the lack of voter interest to the absence of free
expression
and assembly, which frustrates genuine political participation.
But political
expression
remains constrained.
Demonstrations are illegal, and there are no venues for political
expression
outside the Internet, which has created a community of alienated and embittered Saudis.
Charlie and the Anti-Muslim Media FactoryPARIS – It is facile to frame the deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo as an attack on freedom of
expression.
While this abundance of offensiveness may comfort those concerned about freedom of expression, it does not give me any comfort as a European Muslim.
If we close our eyes, we can think that the Paris attacks exposed a contradiction between Islam and freedom of
expression
– and between Muslims and Europeans.
But to see the conflict as a righteous struggle against religious
expression
would be equally mistaken.
Freedom of
expression
is becoming a caricature.
The Chinese government is promoting social welfare in the countryside, but it must also give more institutional
expression
to social grievances.
But Article 8 is balanced by Article 10, which guarantees “free
expression
of opinion.”
Yet in the wake of September 11, the focus of the debate has suddenly shifted, and it now revolves around the extent to which it may be justified to suspend or restrict certain rights - starting with immigration rights and the rights to due process, freedom of
expression
and privacy - so as to fight the so-called "War on Terror" more effectively.
This has become an issue in a number of countries, and it has led some governments (as President Putin's did recently) to try and curb freedom of
expression.
Freedom of
expression
and of the press are guaranteed by Turkey’s constitution and statutes.
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