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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
TURKEY: Reopening of Case Against Pinar Selek Is An Unconscionable Disservice to Judicial Process
NEW YORK—The reopening of the 19-year-old case against Turkish sociologist and feminist Pinar Selek after a remarkable four acquittals is an unconscionable disservice to the judicial process, PEN America… More
The M Word Stories: Sara Abdelbarry
I am a young Muslim woman who doesn’t wear the hijab, and that notion is so unsettling for so many people. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
The story around Trump's firing of Director Comey continues to grow, U.S. media are barred as Russian state media is let into a meeting between Trump and Russian officials,… More
Miscarriage
So mom I came out / with a wallop / and was ready to live / covered in the rubies / you made / You looked at me /… More
TURKEY: Raid of Belge Publishing House a Poorly-Veiled Attack on Dissident Publisher
NEW YORK—The police raid of Belge Publishing House in Istanbul on May 7, allegedly based on a procedural complaint, was a poorly-veiled continuation of the Turkish government’s politically-motivated attacks… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump fires FBI director, a journalist is arrested in West Virginia after questioning HHS Secretary Tom Price, who was told a recent memo may illegally suppress whistleblowers. More
UNITED STATES: Arrest of Reporter Dan Heyman in West Virginia an Egregious Overreaction
NEW YORK—The May 9 arrest of Dan Heyman, a Public News Service reporter, at the West Virginia State Capitol after he repeatedly tried to ask Health and Human Services… More
PEN America Launches Campaign to Free Ukrainian Writer and Filmmaker Oleg Sentsov
Chimamanda Adichie, Trevor Noah, and other creative allies joined PEN America in a letter calling on Rex Tillerson to press for the immediate release of Oleg Sentsov. More
Oleg Sentsov: I don’t want my children to live in a country of slaves
The you of today looks back at the you of yesterday, more sober, more shrewd, and in some ways even more cruel. More
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