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Turkey: Dozens of Journalists Arrested in Wake of Failed Coup
The rapid purge of journalists, academics, and university leaders in Turkey following a failed coup attempt undermines crucial pillars of the very democracy that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan professes… More
Hadriana on the Lap of God
I died on the night of the most beautiful day of my life: I died on the night of my marriage in the church of Saint Philippe and Saint… More
Book of Minutes
I open the dresser drawer and find the definition of tenderness under the letter h: handkerchiefs with embroidered initials, lavender scent, well-pressed and folded in quarters, the way light… More
Captain Kidd
The art of the biographer consists specifically in choice. He is not meant to worry about speaking truth; he must create human characteristics amidst the chaos. More
The Payback
The chief secured their door with a padlock, put the key in his pocket, and signaled to the peasant driver to get moving. When they reached the bridge, silhouettes… More
Free Expression Digest: Tues., July 26
Bahrain arrests poet amid free speech crackdown, journalist in Brazil murdered, separatists in Kashmir turn to social media to communicate, and more More
Israel: Defense Minister Compares Revered Palestinian Poet to Hitler
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s bizarre comparison of the late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish to Adolf Hitler, made in the context of his worrying attempt to influence the programming… More
Announcing the 2016 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Winners
PEN recognizes fourteen projects of literary translation, spanning 9 different languages, including Chinese, Czech, Hindi, Yiddish, and more. More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., July 25
Mexican journalist murdered despite police protection, writer beaten up in Kerala over new book, Turkey issues arrest warrants for forty-two journalists, and more More
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