Fleeing is a cheap, ego-flattering maneuver; it helps no one. This is not the late Weimar period or Nazi Germany.

Some leave authoritarian regimes because of persecution. But some leave to fight from out of reach of the regime, and examples abound including from occupied France during the Second World War and Latin American countries ruled by dictators in the 1970s and 1980s.

"Because authoritarians love using censorship to silence opposition, it's likely gonna keep rearing its head," warned one rights group.

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We must say 'no' to the war of words and images; we must reject the paradigm of war,"

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There are still plenty of options for leaving the USA or the UK which do not involve asylum, and we believe at the time of writing that they represent a far better choice.

"It is corruption and self dealing on a scale that we've never seen in American history."

“Congress mandated VOA to report reliable and authoritative news, not outsource its journalism to outlets aligned with the president's agenda.”

“Turns out regular people don't like companies that help dictators hack dissidents.”

Piker's detention occurs against a backdrop of increasing scrutiny of political activists and commentators, especially those who challenge the administration’s policies on Israel.