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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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Atmosphere Colors
Atmosphere colors for concrete and steel / Shades of nothing for something to blend in / No pretty rainbows to shape how you feel More
Information as Power: Ferguson and Free Expression
The events in Ferguson that started a year ago demonstrated the power of public protest and the importance of access to information. More
2015 PEN Translation Prize: Four Questions for Winner Denise Newman
"The great pleasure of translating is being able to enter into the timelessness of the text...there’s comfort in such concentrated work. It must be the language equivalent of what… More
2015 PEN Poetry in Translation Award: Four Questions for Winner Eliza Griswold
"We thought it would be a remarkable project to look at the impact that more than a decade of U.S. occupation had had on the lives and songs of… More
Burundi: Investigate Attacks on Journalists and Human Rights Defenders
The undersigned press freedom, media development and human rights organizations denounce the continued attacks on and threats to journalists, media workers and human rights defenders, most recently the serious… More
Free Expression Digest: Thurs., August 6
Gao Yu's health continues to deteriorate, China's new move to censor the Internet, letter to protest Netzpolitik treason investigation signed by hundreds, and more... More
China: Urgently Release Ill Journalist Gao Yu
We now write to express our deep concern about the health of imprisoned journalist Gao Yu, and to urge the Ministry of Public Security to immediately and unconditionally release… More
Free Expression Digest: Weds., August 5
Turkish prosecutors want 18 journalists jailed, German prosecutor fired, Indonesian gov't aims to outlaw insulting president, and more... More
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