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Journalism, A Most Deadly Profession
The cases of Ruben Espinosa, Gao Yu, and Sandeep Kothari demonstrate the worrying power of governments to crush freedom of expression. Methods of silencing journalists have moved beyond rigged… More
Free Expression Digest: Weds., August 19
Bangladesh arrests 3 over murders of secular bloggers, censorship is China's response to emergencies, a profile on Eritrea's forgotten journalists, and more... More
Two Poems by Morgan Parker
Why did you come here. What do you want. Are you filming this. Do you live in this neighborhood. Do you feel comfortable. Can I ask is that a… More
The PEN Ten with Stephanie Kuehn
"...there are plenty of adults who feel young adult literature requires hope. I feel differently, which goes back to truth-telling. I believe teens deserve uncomfortable truths." More
Free Expression Digest: Tues., August 18
Bangladeshi journalist jailed, Indie Chinese films come to NYC, Spanish news site sends defiant signal over press freedom fears, and more... More
Syrian authorities must drop charges against three human rights defenders and release all prisoners of conscience
Sixteen international organisations have joined the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) in welcoming the release of its president Mazen Darwish and in calling for all… More
500+ writers to Mexican president: “End impunity in journalists’ murders”
Homero Arijdis, Chimamanda Adichie, Sandra Cisneros, and Neil Gaiman are among signatories to an open letter to President Peña Nieto with a clear message: end impunity in the murder… More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., August 17
Egypt imposes draconian anti-terror law, AT&T helped NSA spy on UN, China shutters websites over Tianjin disaster, and more... More
Presidente Nieto: Investigue los asesinatos de periodistas en México y establezca mecanismos para protegerlas
Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood, y Sandra Cisneros se unen con Alma Guillermoprieto y más de 400 otros escritores en la que pide al presidente Nieto para investigar los asesinatos… More
President Peña Nieto: Investigate the Murders of Journalists in Mexico and Establish Mechanisms to Protect their Lives
Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood, and Sandra Cisneros join Alma Guillermoprieto and more than 400 others writers in calling on President Nieto to investigate the brutal murders of journalists, like… More
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