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DARE: Supreme Court Upholds Travel Ban
Supreme Court decision upholds President Trump’s executive order to restrict entry to the U.S. of travelers from seven countries, five of them predominantly Muslim. In dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor… More
Supreme Court’s Decision on Travel Ban Deals Blow to Exchange of Cultures and Ideas
"Open discourse, including the right to in-person exchange, is protected by the First Amendment and is a potent catalyst for cross-cultural understanding, international cooperation, and global progress." More
DARE: Sarah Huckabee Sanders Adopts the Mantle of Grievance
Debates rage on over ouster of Sarah Huckabee Sanders from Red Hen restaurant, with White House spokesperson styling herself a standard-bearer for civility and a victim of its opposite.… More
DARE: ‘I Would Have Done the Same Thing Again.’ Restaurant Owner on Why She Asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders to Leave
Restaurant owner asks White House press secretary to leave, saying this is a time of “uncomfortable” moral choices. More
Oman: Release of prominent poet and intellectual Abdullah Habib
PEN welcomes the release of prominent poet Abdullah Habib on June 13, 2018, who was serving a six-month prison sentence on politically-motivated charges. More
DARE: The N.F.L. is Being Anti-American
NFL players write New York Times op-ed on mass incarceration, noting they are exercising their right to speak out on injustice as citizens, apart from their profession. President Trump… More
China: Uyghur pop musician and lyric writer detained, concerns for his well-being
PEN is seriously concerned for the well-being of Uyghur pop musician and lyric writer, Ablajan Awut Ayup (popularly known as Ablajan), who was taken into custody by state security… More
DARE: Trump Reverses Course, Signs Order Ending His Policy of Separating Families at the Border
Protests spanning Congress, civil society, Hollywood, the tech industry, airlines, and others prod Trump to reverse stance on separating migrant families and issue new Executive Order halting future separations.… More
DARE: Trump Ramps up Rhetoric: Democrats Want ‘Illegal Immigrants’ to ‘Infest our Country’
Dehumanization rhetoric ramps up as President Trump and his allies use words like “infest” to describe people who seek to immigrate. Homeland Security Secretary who defended Trump policy separating… More
Bipartisan Support for Oleg Sentsov’s Release Comes as Hunger Strike Approaches 40th Day
“We are heartened by bipartisan support from Senators Roger Wicker (R-MI) and Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) for Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov." More
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