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The Art Class is a Sanctuary City
In art class everyone is encouraged to be who they are and make art about what they care about. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
LGBT job discrimination is prohibited by the 1964 Civil Rights Act, NYPD officers accessed Black Lives Matter activists' texts, and more. More
US: Release Singaporean Blogger Amos Yee
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials should immediately release persecuted Singaporean activist and blogger Amos Yee, who was granted asylum by a U.S. immigration judge on March 24,… More
2017 PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom Of Expression Courage Award: The Women’s March
The Women's March helped galvanize a potent global movement to resist infringements on the rights and dignity of women and many other groups. More
PEN America to Honor Women’s March with Free Expression Courage Award
PEN America honors the Women's March for acting at a critical moment to overcome the inertia and fear of failure that can impair public mobilization, and for inspiring millions… More
Don’t Forget Free Expression in the Fight for Privacy: The Implications of Europe’s “Right to be Forgotten” Law for Free Expression
The emergence of Right to Be Forgotten Laws test free expression principles around the world as censorship opponents worry about what this new power means for free access to… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
New 'extreme vetting' may include disclosure of passwords and ideological tests, Trump says Egyptian ruler el-Sisi is doing a 'fantastic job', and more. More
The PEN Ten with Aleksandar Hemon
The role of the people in any democracy is to drive their leaders crazy with demands. Ask not what you can do for your country, but what it must… More
Trump’s ‘War With the Media’ Makes Independent Courts More Necessary Than Ever
President Trump’s threats to “open up” libel laws have global implications for freedom of the media across the globe, especially in Africa. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
The U.N. says Americans' right to protest is in grave danger under Trump, a Mexican newspaper has shut down as attacks on journalists spike, and more. More