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DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
New direction of State Department leaves democracy to fall by the wayside, emboldening illiberal regimes around the world; EPA official resigns, decrying 'temporary triumph of myth over truth'; and… More
Three Poems by Zachary Pace
Thousands of trees—each an individual (also belonging / to a genus, family, order, class, division, kingdom)— / surrounded you & me earlier today as we discussed / the insidious,… More
Detention of editor in online defamation case part of alarming trend to curb press freedom in Myanmar
The detention of Myanmar Now editor Ko Swe Win is part of an alarming trend to curb press freedom, PEN America said in a statement today. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Scaramucci ouster prompts pundits to ponder whether new White House Chief of Staff may be able to impose some message discipline, Chinese state media accuses Trump of 'emotional venting'… More
August Featured Case: Liu Xia
It appears that, after years of suffering, Liu Xia is still being controlled, restricted, and silenced by China, at the expense of her human rights and her health. More
Read the Resistance, August 2017: On Tyranny
Snyder has studied the past so we can understand the terrifying present…giving us necessary tools from history to chart a future that can make America great again—for everybody. More
Denial of Asylum to Dr. Radwan Ziadeh on Dubious Grounds Would Harm Free Expression, Peacebuilding Around the World
WASHINGTON—A coalition of human rights groups called on members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate the United States Customs and Immigration Service’s announcement that it intends to deny… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Public officials blocking constituents on social media are violating their First Amendment rights; Gawker effect chills controversial and investigative news coverage; Apple removes VPN apps, essential to bypassing censorship,… More
Journalism and Press Freedom Project Intern
PEN America’s Free Expression department seeks an intern for a project serving writers and journalists targeted by online hate speech and trolling. The project will entail researching and documenting… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Scaramucci's expletive-ridden tirade reveals deep fissures in the White House. Russia sanctions bill causes diplomatic rift, but Trump administration doesn't confirm whether the president will sign the bill. Boy… More
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