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Russian Bill to Ban Online Anonymity Will Undermine Right to Peaceful Dissent
Anonymity and security on the internet are important for all netizens, but especially crucial for government critics, dissenters, and human rights advocates working under oppressive regimes. More
Pride Week Reading Honors Literary Legacy of AIDS Advocacy
NEW YORK—A sprawling crowd of LGBT writers, advocates, and allies joined PEN America at the new NYC AIDS Memorial on Thursday night to mark the first NYC Pride Week… More
DARE To Be Informed
Weekly round-up of pressing threats and notable goings-on in free expression in the United States and around the world. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Access to White House press briefings continues to narrow, ED Suzanne Nossel on the necessary distinction between offensive speech and violence, and more in free expression from the U.S.… More
The Global Consequences of Trump’s Attacks on the Media
We do not have to speculate about the consequences of such a reckless campaign of intimidation and demonization. They are on view already. More
VIETNAM: Charges Against Blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh Must Be Dropped
PEN calls on the Vietnamese authorities to drop all charges against blogger and government critic Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, also known by her pen name Me Nam (‘Mother Mushroom’),… More
MYANMAR: Defamation Charges for Journalists Chilling Online Speech
NEW YORK–The authorities’ decision to charge three journalists with online defamation is another chilling example of how the 2013 Telecommunications Law is used to curtail online speech in Myanmar,… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Greg Gianforte sworn in after pleading guilty to bodyslamming journalist; Murray Energy sues John Oliver after segment on Last Week Tonight; incoming Hong Kong leader says she will defer… More
Two Poems by Carolina Ebeid
Doesn’t it scare you / not to have a wherefore? to never know where / in the cityscape we are when underground // to flash like bulbs shutting off… More
Lessons Out of Crisis
Part of the important, enduring tradition of Pride is the community’s insistence on creative disruption…We bring forward demonstrations of joy, grief, and rage particular to LGBTQ experience. More