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Trump tried to jail journalists, Turkish security officers attack American protesters, and a sixth journalist dies in Mexico since March. Stay up to date on the latest free expression… More
As Global Policy Moves to Expand Digital Rights, U.S. Faces Crucial Fight Over Equal Access to the Internet
Net neutrality is now under threat as the FCC—under its newly appointed chair, former Verizon lawyer Ajit Pai—took an important vote on May 18 to weaken federal oversight of… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
A reporter is manhandled by FCC guards as the commission votes to overturn net neutrality rules, President Erdogan looks out as security beats protesters in front of him, and… More
FCC Guards’ Manhandling of Reporter Show Sprawling Official Disregard for Press Freedom
FCC guards' resort to physical obstruction of a journalist suggests the Trump administration’s hostility to the press is emboldening other officials to test the boundaries of media freedom and… More
TURKEY: Cumhuriyet Daily Web Editor Arrested
PEN is deeply concerned about the arrest of Cumhuriyet daily web editor Oğuz Güven, bringing the number of Cumhuriyet staff currently jailed pending trial to 13. Güven was arrested… More
FCC Efforts to Roll Back Net Neutrality Rules Will Have Enormous Impact on Art and Innovation
The Federal Communications Commission's decision today to begin dissolving protections for net neutrality will have an outsize impact on artists, writers, and other innovators in the United States. More
Wholesale Blocking of Internet Platforms in Ukraine is ‘Unprecedented’
By blocking popular Russian social networks, email service, and search engines, Ukrainian officials are undercutting the free expression rights of their people and borrowing from the playbook of authoritarians. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
An independent counsel has been appointed to the Trump-Russia investigation, Trump blasts media in a commencement speech, and Mexico's president promises safety amid rising violence. More
Sunburning
I’ve known artists. They truly see the world differently. Their brains are different. Most of them are weird but you’re not weird. I can tell. More
The PEN Ten with Amanda Johnston
The closer our writing stays to uncovering a truth, the better we can understand the questions and answers. If we fall short of that, we lose vital pieces of… More
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