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Free Expression Digest: Wed., February 24
Egypt bars journalist from leaving the country, Iran releases former BBC journalist on bail, U.S. to scour social media use of Visa and asylum seekers. More
from All Along It Was a Fever—a what poem
Until I realized that there are events, in the life of a nation, in the life of a person, which cause time to split, simultaneously calling forth the future… More
Free Expression Digest: Tues. February 23
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., Feb 23PEN's Free Expression Digest brings you a daily curated round-up of the most important free expression-related stories from around the web. Subscribe here.… More
2016 PEN Literary Award Winners
PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction ($25,000): To a distinguished living American author of fiction. JUDGES: Louise Erdrich, Dinaw Mengestu, and Francine Prose WINNER: Toni Morrison PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize… More
Egypt: Sentencing of Novelist a Direct Attack on Writers
The sentencing of Egyptian novelist Ahmed Naji to two years in prison for “violating public modesty” is a direct attack on writers that underscores the dire state of free… More
Free Expression Digest: Mon. Feb 22
Turkey releases Syrian journalist Rami Jarrah, Kyrgyz journalist says interior ministry is trying to kill him, Apple moves to shift battle over unlocking iiPhone to Capitol Hill. More
PEN America, Renowned Writers and Artists Stand with Apple in Privacy Battle
Free Expression Advocates Urge End to Efforts to Compel Tech Giant to Crack Shooter’s iPhone More
End Efforts to Compel Apple to Crack iPhone
The company should not be put in a position where protecting the rights of its customers requires it to defy the law. More
The Book Report: Melissa Febos
"So often we mistake popularity or terminology for the advent of form (memoir did not begin with Frank McCourt, nor the essay with Montaigne). Here are some of the… More
Free Expression Digest: Fri. February 19
One dead as protests turn violent in India, Mexican reporter beaten, journalist shot dead by sniper in Yemen, Turkey detains journalist, and more More
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