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Azerbaijan: Meydan TV Director Emin Milli Threatened for Critical Reporting on European Games
On 26 June, Meydan TV Director Emin Milli reported that he had received a threat from the Azerbaijani Minister of Youth and Sport, Azad Rahimov, in connection with his… More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., June 29
Arrests made for murder of Guatemalan journalists, Azerbaijani journalist threatened, Vietnamese blogger freed, and more... More
New Report Demonstrates Chilling Effects of Nigeria’s ‘Anti-Gay Law’
PEN America and the Leitner Center team up to shine a light on repressive anti-LGBTI lawsNEW YORK— Eighteen months after its passage, Nigeria’s “anti-gay law” has sharply curbed freedom… More
Silenced Voices, Threatened Lives: The Impact of Nigeria’s Anti-LGBTI Law on Freedom of Expression
Silenced Voices, Threatened Lives: The Impact of Nigeria’s Anti-LGBTI Law on Freedom of Expression uses potent and poignant individual testimonies by LGBTI Nigerians to demonstrate how the Same Sex… More
Abomination
Bademosi writes about his life as a renowned Pentecostal preacher boy and exorcist, who fails to cure his twin sister of insanity or himself of homosexuality, until he finally… More
PEN Expresses Concern at Conviction in Bangladesh Contempt of Court Case
PEN American Center welcomes the exoneration of 22 people on contempt of court charges brought by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal No. 2 for the simple act of making a… More
Free Expression Digest: Fri., June 26
U.S. rules in favor of same-sex marriage, record number of journalists jailed in Egypt, justice for journalist murdered in Colombia, and more More
Felony Charges Against Shepard Fairey Could Chill Artistic Expression
Felony charges announced late last week against the street artist Shepard Fairey, famed for creating the “Hope” poster during Obama’s first presidential campaign, are a disproportionate response More
How to Make a Bitch Give Up Beef
A satire about the violence that erupted after the 2012 Hyderabad Beef Festival organized by lower-caste Dalit students at Osmania University in India. More
Free Expression Digest: Thurs., June 25
Prosecutors complete investigation into case of Khadija Ismayilova in Azerbaijan, Myanmar's media stifled by fear ahead of crucial elections, unprecedented crackdown on press freedom in Egypt, and more. More
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