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DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Justice Department tells Americans to ignore 'anonymous allegations'; U.S.-Cuba relations uncertain; head of CNN decries rhetoric towards journalists, saying it undermines the role of the press, and more in… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Violence shakes DC as lawmakers look for answers; arrests made following attack on peaceful protesters outside Turkish embassy in DC; Egypt continues to crack down on news media ahead… More
PEN Haiti: Growing with a New Generation
Haiti, with its history of dictatorship and oppression, has slowly but surely found its way back to a sociopolitical environment where free expression can be exercised. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
White House press office getting quieter; new Poet Laureate named; counter-terrorism and digital freedom in Europe, and more in free expression issues around the world. More
35 Years Imprisonment for Facebook Posts in Thailand “Neither Reasonable nor Just”
NEW YORK—The sentence of 35 years for a man convicted of insulting the monarchy on Facebook is a severe punishment of free expression and a clear demonstration of the… More
Reports That Senate May Bar Press Interviews in Hill Hallways Raise Serious First Amendment Concerns
WASHINGTON – Reports that the Senate may have considered enforcing a rule prohibiting members of the press from interviewing senators outside of “designated areas” in the Capitol raise serious… More
Mass Detention of Anti-corruption Protesters Shows Russia’s Contempt for Free Expression
Detention of peaceful protesters across the country is emblematic of Russian government's contempt for citizens’ rights to free expression More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump cabinet compete to praise President at televised meeting; Megan Kelly criticized for hosting fake news proponent; and more in free expression in the United States and around the… More
In Bid for Total Control, China Begins Censoring Celebrity Gossip
China bans celebrity news in latest bid to control flow of information on the Internet. More
The PEN Ten with Christopher Bollen
I’m sure that particular piece of writing is horrifically melodramatic, but it did break down some invisible barrier between me and the page. It made me a braver writer. More
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