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Free Expression Digest: Fri., November 13
U.S. makes most requests for Facebook user data, Raif Badawi in poor health, New law limits journalist ability to cover Malaysian parliament. More
Myanmar: Poet’s Arrest Signals Deteriorating Tolerance for Online Satire & Free Expression
The arrest of a poet on charges of insulting the president of Myanmar points to both the government’s low tolerance for satire as a form of creative expression and… More
My Life, I Lapped it Up: On Translating the Poetry of Edoardo Sanguineti
Untitled, lowercased, long-lined, the poems in Reisebilder resemble pages in a flipbook, detailing brief encounters in restaurants, museums and hotel rooms. More
Free Expression Digest: Thurs., November 12
Malaysian cartoon ban lifted, Campus protests: Who is entitled to be heard?, and an Azerbaijani activist is released from jail. More
The Selected Poems of Edoardo Sanguineti
The first comprehensive English translation of one of post-war Italy’s most important poets. Edoardo Sanguineti’s oeuvre spans the avant garde of the early '60s to the more introspective romanticism… More
Free Expression Digest: Wed., November 11
Kenyan journalist detained, Details emerge over Serbian reporter's murder, and a court rules against NSA phone data collection. More
Bee Alliance
this day was meant for something else / burn the barn / horses hate them / fuck the barn / fuck the rancher and his barbed wire / shake… More
The PEN Ten with Brandon Caro
"In order for the world to function, we have to accept a certain level of falseness. It’s the responsibility of the writer to expose that falseness." More
Free Expression Digest: Tues., November 10
Egyptian rights journalist freed, Report faults U.S. treatment of whistleblowers, and China freezes out commercial news sources. More
New PEN Report Reveals High Risks for National Security Whistleblowers
Weak protections for intelligence workers impede checks on government malfeasanceNEW YORK—A new report released today by PEN American Center documents a chaotic patchwork of protections for national security whistleblowers… More
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