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“Reporting on Terrorism is not the same as being a Terrorist”: The Arrest of Deniz Yücel in Turkey
The recent arrest of Turkish-German journalist Deniz Yücel is another nail in the coffin of free expression and media freedom in Turkey. More
The PEN Ten with Lidia Yuknavitch
I am against censorship. Freedom of expression is worth dying for, worth fighting for. But I am troubled by the relationship between our words and our deeds. More
EGYPT: PEN reiterates call for release of blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah
PEN continues to call for the release of blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah, in light of the two-year anniversary of his imprisonment last week. He was sentenced to five… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Left-leaning pundits and entertainers find their voice in the post-Trump world, Native Nations Rise bring the DAPL protest to DC, and more. More
DARE To Be Informed
Prefer to receive this news digest daily? To subscribe, simply click here and choose DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression from the list. DARE To Be Informed PEN America's take on… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
White House cancels open press events by Trump, Congress warns Trump that deleting his tweets may be violating federal law, and more. More
MYANMAR: Online Defamation Case Filed against Journalist Ko Swe Win
NEW YORK - The authorities' decision to move forward with the legal case filed on March 7 against investigative journalist Ko Swe Win is the latest example of how… More
CHINA – TIBET: PEN calls for release of writer and editor Kunchok Tsephel Gopey Tsang
PEN reiterates its calls on the Chinese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Tibetan writer and editor, Kunchok Tsephel Gopey Tsang. Gopey Tsang, the co-founder/editor of the Tibetan language… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
59% of Americans don't agree with Trump that the media is "the enemy of the American people", head organizers arrested at New York women's march, and more. More
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