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Free Expression Digest: Tues., August 11
Reporter charged in relation to last year's protests in Ferguson, U.N. urges Thailand to amend law on insulting royalty, Netzpolitik treason inquiry dropped, and more... More
The PEN Ten with Ben H. Winters
"Fiction is built out of the day-to-day stuff of life, words and people and events, but it’s different and it’s meant to be different. So our collective purpose is… More
Charges Against Journalists Working in Ferguson Threaten Press Freedom
Charges of trespassing and interfering with a police officer brought against Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery and Huffington Post reporter Ryan Reilly in St. Louis County nearly a year… More
Murder of Journalist Rasim Aliyev Reflects Abhorrent Treatment of Journalists in Azerbaijan
The murder of independent journalist Rasim Aliyez by street vigilantes is a deeply troubling extension of Azerbaijan’s official crackdown on local media workers, said PEN American Center in a… More
Syria: Mazen Darwish released
PEN warmly welcomes the release of the 2014 PEN Pinter winner Mazen Darwish More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., Aug 10
Verdict for Rezaian expected soon, Ismayilova back in court, arrest in Mexico journalist killing, and more... More
Azerbaijan: Journalist Rasim Aliyev murdered as human rights crackdown continues in aftermath of European Games
The Sport for Rights coalition resolutely condemns the brutal murder of Azerbaijani journalist Rasim Aliyev, who died on August 9 in a Baku hospital, after he was severely beaten… More
Sedimentary
Years before we moved into the little white house / on the hill a road construction crew sliced off / the hillside edge to make way for the highway… More
Fourth Bangladeshi Blogger Killed After Request for Protection Ignored by Police
The murder today of Bangladeshi blogger Niloy Chakrabarti—the fourth killing of a secular writer in Bangladesh this year—reveals a government unable or unwilling to curb religious extremist violence. More
Free Expression Digest: Fri., August 7
Another blogger brutally murdered in Bangladesh, Khadija Ismayilova's trial begins in Baku, Bahrain suspends the country's only independent newspaper, and more... More
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