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Conviction of Writer and Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh a Grave Miscarriage of Justice
"After months of detention, the news announcing Nasrin Sotoudeh’s conviction on a range of national security charges and the possibility of a decades-long prison sentence is a cruel blow." More
DARE: On Amazon, a QAnon Conspiracy Book Climbs the Charts—with an Algorithmic Push
Amazon's algorithms push “QAnon: An Invitation to the Great Awakening,” a book supportive of the QAnon conspiracy to the top of its best seller list. More
PEN America Sends Letter to Iowa State House of Representatives to Demand Press Credentials for Political Journalist, Blogger Laura Belin
If the Iowa House has engaged in viewpoint discrimination by denying Laura Belin a press credential due to the political slant of her writing, this would represent a disappointing… More
DARE: What a Kamala Harris Meme Can Teach Us about Fighting Fake News in 2020
Researchers and social media tech companies prepare for the 2020 election and impending fake news attacks on candidates. President Trump says he plans... More
Release of Imprisoned Egyptian Photojournalist Shawkan is a Long Overdue First Step towards Justice
“Nevertheless, even as we celebrate this very welcome news, we continue to stress that he should not have served even one day behind bars for doing his job as… More
Institutionalizing Censorship: Cuba’s Decree 349 Poses Expansive Restrictions on Artistic Freedom, PEN America Artists at Risk Connection White Paper Warns
Sounding the alarm on the Cuban government’s grave new policy with potentially catastrophic effects for independent artists, PEN America’s Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) issued Art Under Pressure: Decree… More
DARE: Trump Ordered Officials to Give Jared Kushner a Security Clearance
President Trump ordered his son-in-law Jared Kushner to be granted top-secret security clearance over objections by federal intelligence officials. First... More
DARE: Judge Rejects City of Elkhart’s Subpoena Seeking Records from South Bend Tribune
Federal judge rejects the city of Elkhart’s effort to force the South Bend Tribune to turn over records of its reporting on a wrongful conviction in a... More
Banning Journalists from Covering U.S-North Korea Summit Events Latest Step in Trump’s Pattern of Retaliation
"With this move, the White House has yet again demonstrated precisely the pattern of retaliation PEN America cited in filing its recent lawsuit against the president for his retaliatory tactics to… More
DARE: White House Bans Four Journalists from Covering Trump-Kim Dinner Because of Shouted Questions
The White House restricts some members of the press access to President Trump’s summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. Twitter permanently suspends far... More