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Sentence of Journalist Mykola Semena Part of Campaign to Silence Dissent in Crimea
The show trial of journalist Mykola Semena on charges of separatism is an aberration of the norms of justice squarely aimed at silencing journalism in Crimea. More
DARE: Sessions criticizes U.S. universities for their free-speech policies
Attorney General Jeff Sessions goes to Georgetown University to exercise his free-speech rights to attack American higher education institutions for what he sees as impingement on those rights... More
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Free Speech on College Campuses
We take issue with Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his cursory acknowledgment of serious concerns that have arisen on campus with respect to incidents of hate speech and hate crimes. More
Citing Threats of Violence, Guggenheim Removes Works from Upcoming Exhibition
NEW YORK—In response to the Guggenheim's decision to remove works from an upcoming exhibition, citing threats of violence, PEN America Executive Director Suzanne Nossel released the following statement: "While vigorous… More
DARE: Guggenheim, Bowing to Animal-Rights Activists, Pulls Works From Show
Guggenheim pulls three controversial works for from exhibition, citing threats from animal rights activists. Protests planned for speech by Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the topic of free speech... More
Wajahat Ali Interviews Timothy Snyder for Read the Resistance, August 2017
If things don’t go well, there are going to be considerable risks later…while the risks are limited, people have to get out and practice being a little courageous. More
DARE: New Order Indefinitely Bars Almost All Travel From Seven Countries
Trump administration issues revised travel ban, with more countries' citizens barred indefinitely from entering the United States. More
DARE: World Leaders Urge Big Tech to Police Terrorist Content
Heads of state urge tech companies to play a greater role in policing extremist content. President Trump criticizes media attention to Russian involvement in the 2016 election following Facebook's… More
Javier Duarte and the Problem of Impunity in Mexico
Javier Duarte de Ochoa, the notoriously corrupt ex-governor of the Mexican state of Veracruz, was extradited in July from Guatemala to Mexico after six months on the run. More
DARE: Facebook, After ‘Fail’ Over Ads Targeting Racists, Makes Changes
In response to a report revealing that Facebook’s online ad tools had allowed advertisers to target self-described “Jew haters” or people who had used terms like “how to burn… More