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DARE: One Year On
Today marks one year since we launched the Daily Alert on Rights and Expression. We expected free expression would be under attack in the wake of the 2016... More
Mauritanian Blogger Released from Prison
NEW YORK—PEN America welcomes the release of blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkheitir in Mauritania after more than three years behind bars. Mkheitir was condemned to death in 2014 for apostasy. The… More
The PEN Ten with sam sax
I do have more to say about what a good writer is and ought to do, which I think carries many of the same qualities as a good person.… More
Advocates Fear for Missing Scholar of Islamic Extremism in Bangladesh
The disappearance of Dr. Mubashar Hasan, a Bangladeshi professor and policy analyst known internationally for his work on Islamic extremism, is yet another egregious example of Bangladesh’s failure to… More
DARE: In ‘Watershed Moment,’ YouTube Blocks Extremist Cleric’s Message
Pressured by governments to remove extremist content, YouTube cuts its video archive of content from radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. More
Can You Spare a Room?
Manuela Hoelterhoff and Emad Tayefeh share an interest in politics and art, and for three months last year, they shared a home. Tayefeh is an Iranian filmmaker who fled... More
DARE: In China, Trump Continues War On Media By Bowing To Demand For No Questions From Reporters
President Trump accepts Chinese government demand that he and President Xi Jinping not take journalists’ questions during his visit. More
Spinning the Yard: Social Implications of Inmates in the Hamster’s Cage
Spinning the yard is walking around the yard either clockwise or counterclockwise. Most inmates spin the yard in order to find a sense of self and belonging. More
DARE: Justice Department Says Not So Fast to AT&T’s Time Warner Bid
Department of Justice indicates that AT&T and Time Warner merger approval may be contingent on the sale of CNN, raising alarm bells that such an unusual condition for a… More
Why Free Expression Advocates Must Watch Cambodia Closely
Media freedoms help protect other democratic freedoms. Independent voices help ensure healthy civic society. As observers have pointed out, these attacks on the press have gone in tandem with… More
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