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Lighten Up
Is the request to take down the tone of a character’s skin color ever unbiased? What does it mean to be a Black artist speaking his truth to power? More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Thursday, November 3
Vietnam arrests blogger, Asli Erdogan speaks out, Japanese reporter allegedly working with ISIS, and more. More
How African Spirits Were Born
Miren harboured great anger and resentment. Finally overwhelmed by it, he decided to kill his brother and thus be recognised as the sole, undisputed ruler of the empire! More
How to Eat a Forest: In Two Acts
At times land was sold by the agent/ broker to a relatively poor immigrant, and subsequently offered by the politically connected seller to a prominent national government official. This… More
Turkey: Sweeping Crackdown Further Tightens Free Expression
The shuttering of media outlets and arrests of journalists over the past several days signal a dramatic worsening of the already-restricted environment for free expression, PEN America said today. More
Bon Voyage to Guest Editors TC Tolbert, Dawn Lundy Martin, and Brian Blanchfield
Today the PEN Poetry Series busts out the noisemakers and tissues and sends up a wail of booming thanks and gratitude to poets TC Tolbert, Dawn Lundy Martin, and… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Wednesday, November 2
Son of Honduran activist murdered, hidden censorship on Chinese live-streaming app, and more. More
Free Speech Groups, Authors, Journalists Address Student Radio’s Effort to Censor Author
NEW YORK—The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) has responded to a Columbia University independent student-run radio station’s censorship of an invited author because her reading did not match the… More
Censorship of Author Laurie Stone on Columbia University Student Radio
Free expression organizations open letter to address recent censorship controversies on Columbia student radio. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tuesday, November 1
Australian MPs call for free speech inquiry, EU condemns Turkish arrest of journalists, and more. More
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