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DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
The FBI is investigating whether Sputnik, the Russian-government-funded news agency, is violating the law as an undeclared propaganda arm of the Kremlin, during the presidential campaign and ongoing. More
from The Arab
It doesn’t matter how many times I tell her—she’s simply incapable of cooking just a few things when she has visitors. More
Dispatches From Civitella Ranieri: All Along the Watchtower
Underneath and alongside the stories we tell in our various mediums are ideas that may overlap with strongly held beliefs and ideas—or ideas that may drastically challenge them. More
Turkey: Lift travel restrictions imposed on writer Aslı Erdoğan
PEN is concerned about the travel restrictions placed by the Turkish authorities on award-winning author and PEN honorary member Aslı Erdoğan. She is due to travel to Osnabrück, Germany,… More
Poland: Investigative journalist Tomasz Piątek faces potential charges in relation to his work
PEN is concerned that Polish investigative journalist Tomasz Piątek faces potential criminal charges in relation to a book published in June 2017. The book, ‘Macierewicz and his Secrets’ (‘Macierewicz… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Revelations about Russian company buying politically divisive Facebook ads under false names spurs calls for investigations and regulation, while Facebook comes under fire for refusing to make the ads public… More
from This Land That Is Like You
It took a kind of demon like Esther to let loose such wild sentences, containing the dead and death, without worrying, without fearing the wrath of God. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Want to receive this digest in your inbox? To subscribe, simply click here and choose DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression from the list. Facebook admits to selling… More
The Invisible Work Around You
Those of us who are documented have a responsibility to put ourselves on the line, while still centering the stories and voices of those who are most at risk. More
The Customer is Always Wrong
I can't believe I've been caught up in this crap. On top of this, tonight I worked the worst shift in my life. More