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Free Expression Daily Digest: Friday, September 16
Chinese citizens arrested for posting online about Wukan rebellion, independent newspaper shut down in South Sudan, and Timothy Garton Ash on trigger warning and safe spaces. More
Turkey: Authors, academics, and publishers from around the world rally to call for the release of writers Ahmet and Mehmet Altan
Prominent writer Ahmet Altan and his brother, academic Mehmet Altan, were arrested in a dawn raid on September 10. In the following letter, writers from around the world protest… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Thursday, September 15
India prevents activist from traveling to U.N., Five journalists detained while reporting on clashes in 'rebel village', and more. More
What Would Be Up
The I / the guy / retouched / like a billboard / or some kink / you crossed / the line / into bearded / disappearance / you… More
Egypt: Novelist Ahmed Naji Still Imprisoned on His Birthday
PEN International continues to call for the release of Egyptian writer Ahmed Naji, who was sentenced in February 2016 to two years in prison for ‘violating public modesty’ in… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Wednesday, September 14
Lionel Shriver's address censored at writers festival, Indian journalist and party leader spar on Twitter, India's CBI probe into journalist murder, and more. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tuesday, September 13
Chile demands Venezuela disclose location of held journalist, Prominent Turkish journalist, academic detained, and more. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Monday, Sep.12
Turkey cuts internet access to Kurdish towns, Arrest warrant issued for Amy Goodman, and more. More
Retaliation for Documenting Police
Several individuals who have documented and publicized police violence against people of color have since alleged police harassment and retaliation. More
A ‘Graphic’ Graphic Novel: Meg Lemke on ‘This One Summer’
More from Mutha Magazine Editor-in-Chief Meg Lemke, on "This One Summer", an award-winning graphic novel by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki that immerses readers in two adolescent girls' conflicting desires… More
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