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Turkey/US: Violence on US Soil an Example of Turkey’s Intolerance of Dissent
NEW YORK—Reports of Turkish President Erdogan’s guards engaging in violence against protestors in Washington DC provide a troubling example of Erdogan’s intolerance of dissent and disrespect for free expression… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Washington Post and New York Times break records, Trump allegedly pressured Comey to investigate journalists while the DOJ seeks to prosecute leakers, and more. More
Chip Rolley Assumes PEN World Voices Festival Leadership Amid Deepening Challenges to Free Expression
Chip Rolley, former Artistic Director of the Sydney Writers' Festival, has joined PEN America as the new Director of the PEN World Voices Festival and Senior Director of Literary… More
NJ Representative’s Attempt to Intimidate Critic and Stifle Dissent a “Blatant Abuse of Power”
NEW YORK—Efforts by Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) to intimidate and punish a critic constitute an unconscionable ethical breach of lawmakers' duty to uphold core constitutional rights of expression, association, and… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump and White House defend giving classified information to the Russians, a NJ Congressman attempts to intimidate an activist at work, and more. More
YEMEN: Death sentence against prominent writer
PEN is deeply concerned about the death sentence issued by a Houthi court in Sana’a against Yahya al-Jubaihi, a prominent Yemeni writer and journalist, after a grossly unfair trial.… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Weekend cyberattacks worry experts, new details on the practices of Sinclair Broadcasting Group worries many as they seek to control 70% of local news, and Masha Gessen speaks on… More
DARE To Be Informed
Trump threatens to end White House briefings, journalists arrested in W. Virginia and Turkey and more. Subscribe for the latest news on free expression. More
Trump Threats to Cancel Press Briefings Could Further Degrade Public Trust After Comey Dismissal
President Trump's threats via Twitter this morning to "cancel all future 'press briefings'" because "it is not possible for [his] surrogates to stand at podium with perfect accuracy" would… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Donald Trump threatens to end White House press briefings and blasts TV hosts who are critical of him. Turkey arrests more journalists, while Thailand puts more pressure on Facebook. More
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