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Elegy for the Police State
Who to call when you get robbed // or hit with a bat. Who else to feed the dogs / of entropy & personal choice, the price // we… More
Saturn Rising
Your next visit to the Hole will be in three months. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tuesday, October 4
Jason Rezaian sues Iran over imprisonment, Ethiopia arrests blogger critical of government, Retrial for journalist gets underway in Kyrgyzstan, and more. More
The PEN Ten with Ishion Hutchinson
"You are naturally paying tribute to the dead and the living, because a poem is the vehicle of reciprocal tension between what came before and what is present." More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Monday, October 3
Dutch journalist killed by ISIS sniper in Libya, Russia arrests Ukrainian journalist for alleged spying, and more. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Friday, September 30
Bulgaria bans burqas in public, Saudi Arabian teen arrested for online videos, and more. More
Another Journalist Assault Signals No End to Russian Repression
Journalist Grigory Pasko was accosted by two muscular men in dark glasses. One of the men punched Pasko in the head, knocking him to the ground as the other… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Thursday, September 29
Journalist escapes Syrian captivity with baby, Iran upholds 16-year sentence for human rights advocate, and more. More
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