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Mexico: Authorities must solve killing of second journalist in Veracruz
The Mexican authorities must investigate the fatal shooting of journalist Manuel Torres from Veracruz State on May 14, 2016, as a matter of utmost urgency, ensuring that any possible… More
France: Troubling criminal charges against photojournalist
The criminal charges brought in France against photojournalist Maya Vidon-White for pictures she took during the Bataclan terrorist attack in Paris are a troubling, overbroad application of a well-intentioned… More
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Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., May 17
Website photographer is the latest journalist jailed in Egypt, coalition calls for Malaysian Parliament to reject Internet law provisions, and more More
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Free Expression Daily Digest: Mon., May 16
Two journalists in India are fatally shot, Palestinian journalist sentenced to nine months in Israeli jails, India journalist arrested over Muslim yoga ban report. More
In Love, Post-Apocalypse
For a long time, Nathalie’s outline has remained calcified in the bed with her ghost. The weak sun illuminates its contours and every morning I leave the sheets loose… More
Myanmar: Poet on trial for defamation
PEN calls on the Myanmar authorities to drop all charges against poet and PEN Myanmar member, Maung Saung Kha. More
May Featured Case: Ahmed Naji
This month, PEN features the case of 2016 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award winner Ahmed Naji, whose case is emblematic of the widening and escalating crackdown on free expression… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Fri., May 13
Ethiopian journalist on declining press freedom in his country, Sudanese journalist held without charges, U.S. envoy targets Egypt at U.N. over crackdown, and more More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Thurs., May 12
China sentences man to seven years in jail for watching 'sensitive' film, Hungary journalists build new site after controversy, Migrant deal in question as Turkey refuses terror law change. More
Five Poems by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza
No one says what they mean / and people die from it. / Where did this world come from? / Not nowhere. / Not nothing. / The dead trans… More
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