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Free Expression Digest: Tues., July 19
Turkey's higher education board demands the resignation of over 1,500 deans, all SABC journalists fired, Bahrain prosecutes journalist in media crackdown More
Turkey: Worrying signs of further erosion of freedom of expression after attempted coup
There are disturbing signs of an intensified crackdown on freedom of expression, including online freedom and attacks on journalists by non-state actors in Turkey, following the attempted military coup… More
The PEN Ten with Stephen Graham Jones
Stephen Graham Jones is many things, among them an incredible writer and story teller, as well as a Blackfeet Indian. The momentum of his prose drags you through the… More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., July 18
South Sudanese journalist killed, Egyptian court rejects appeal for jailed writer, Turkish media outlets raided during coup attempt, and more More
Turkey: Charges against five journalists must be dropped
Charges of acquiring and divulging state secrets, membership of, and administration of a terrorist organization brought against five journalists, including four former members of Taraf newspaper’s editorial and investigative… More
Free Expression Digest: Fri., July 15
Mauritanian journalist sentenced three years for shoe-throwing, ACLU sues Baton Rouge police, Egypt standardizes Muslim sermons, and more More
PEN Concerned by Google’s Suspension of Popular Artist’s Blog
On June 27, without prior warning, Google disabled his blog and Gmail account of artist Dennis Cooper with a generic notification that he had violated Google¹s terms of service.… More
Neil Gaiman, Judy Blume, Martin Amis, Robert Caro, and 20,000 More Americans Call on Presidential Candidates to End Attacks on Journalists
More than 20,000 Americans have called on the Republican and Democratic parties and the presumptive presidential nominees to end attacks on journalists and create an open environment for reporters… More
Free Expression Digest: Thurs., July 14
Bashar Assad blames journalist Marie Colvin for her death, Massachusetts cuts online access to criminal cases, EU lawyer backs French woman sacked for wearing a hijab More
Free Expression Digest: Wed., July 13
Zimbabwean editor shot in Lesotho, Detroit police arrest people for critizing cops on social media, Algerian journalit sentenced to two years in prison More
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