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Troubling Incidents at CUNY Campuses Raise Concerns for Press Freedom and Students’ Free Expression
"Educational institutions have an obligation to support transparency and free speech—even when they might not like what students have to say." More
PEN America and PEN Myanmar Call on Myanmar to Clarify Arrest of Reporters Wa Lone and Moe Aung
The arrest of two Reuters reporters under the 1923 Official Secrets Act is another example of the misuse of colonial-era laws to hamper critical journalism. More
DARE: FCC chairman says social media platforms lack transparency in how they restrict conservative content
Ahead of the FCC's vote on net neutrality, chairman Ajit Pai takes aim at social media platforms' lack of transparency in their decisions to restrict... More
DARE: Trump Escalates His Criticism of the News Media, Fueling National Debate
Trump's war of words with the mainstream media escalates over errors and allegations of bias. Transgender individuals will be allowed to join the military... More
DARE: Trump Wants Washington Post Reporter Fired Over Misleading Tweet
President Trump calls for Washington Post reporter to be fired over a misleading tweet about the size of the crowd at a rally in Pensacola More
Trump’s Calls to Fire Washington Post’s Dave Weigel Infringe on First Amendment, says PEN America
For the President to call for a reporter to be fired infringes on the First Amendment, even if the journalist's private employer has the wisdom to ignore the advice… More
Mauritania: President must ensure that blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed regain his freedom
This joint letter was sent to the Mauritanian President on December 6, 2017. Dear President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, We, the undersigned international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), ask you to ensure that blogger… More
DARE: MSNBC decides to bring back Sam Seder after controversy
MSNBC rehires Sam Seder, days after cutting ties with him following a campaign by far-right activists led by Mike Cernovich, peddler of the Pizzagate conspiracy theory. More
The M Word Stories: Yusuf Siddiquee
You can relate to being unfairly singled out for having a different religion, culture...But more importantly, you are a part of a super diverse community that transcends the aforementioned… More
Cameroonian-American Writer Patrice Nganang Abducted at Airport and Detained
We condemn Nganang’s detention and call on the Cameroonian authorities to release him unharmed immediately. More
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