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Mars(eillaise)
I died for Easter day and resurrected just / Like him for a week at the hospital I was high on morphine / And the nurses all laughed… More
Thailand to Try Journalists in Attempt to Stifle Reporting on Rohingya, says PEN
The charges stem from a July 2013 story that excerpted from a Reuters special report incriminating several Thai naval officers in the trafficking of Rohingya migrants fleeing ethnic cleansing… More
Free Expression Digest: Tues., June 30, 2015
UAE main jailed for tweets critical of high court, Sudan seizes another daily newspaper, and more. More
The PEN Ten with Jack Livings
"[Tell] it straight, tell it slant—just tell all of it. Anything that can be done on the page, probably should be. It doesn’t matter whether or not we, as… More
Joint letter Expresses Concern about Trigger Warnings in College Courses
A joint letter by National Coalition Against Censorship, PEN, and other organizations urges Crafton Hills College not to set a dangerous precedent by adopting a general warning or disclaimer… More
Vietnamese Blogger and Lawyer Le Quoc Quan Released
PEN American Center welcomes the release of Vietnamese blogger and human rights lawyer today, nine months before his schedule release. More
Kyrgyzstan: Anti-LGBTQI law passes second reading
News that a law which will restrict positive discourse around sexual orientation has been passed in a second reading by the Kyrgyzstan parliament is deeply disappointing, PEN International and… More
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
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