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Free Expression Digest: Mon., Aug 24
PEN's Free Expression Digest brings you a daily curated round-up of the most important free expression-related stories from around the web. Subcribe here. *This mailing list is currently in… More
Free Expression Digest: Fri., August 21
Prosecutors request 9-year sentence for Khadija Ismayilova, two journalists murdered in two consecutive days in the Philippines, and more... More
Free Expression Digest: Thurs., August 20
Sentence for Khadija Ismayilova expected tomorrow, Netzpolitik inquiry drags on in Berlin, whistleblower Chelsea Manning spared solitary confinement and more... More
Journalism, A Most Deadly Profession
The cases of Ruben Espinosa, Gao Yu, and Sandeep Kothari demonstrate the worrying power of governments to crush freedom of expression. Methods of silencing journalists have moved beyond rigged… More
Free Expression Digest: Weds., August 19
Bangladesh arrests 3 over murders of secular bloggers, censorship is China's response to emergencies, a profile on Eritrea's forgotten journalists, and more... More
Free Expression Digest: Tues., August 18
Bangladeshi journalist jailed, Indie Chinese films come to NYC, Spanish news site sends defiant signal over press freedom fears, and more... More
Syrian authorities must drop charges against three human rights defenders and release all prisoners of conscience
Sixteen international organisations have joined the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) in welcoming the release of its president Mazen Darwish and in calling for all… More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., August 17
Egypt imposes draconian anti-terror law, AT&T helped NSA spy on UN, China shutters websites over Tianjin disaster, and more... More
President Peña Nieto: Investigate the Murders of Journalists in Mexico and Establish Mechanisms to Protect their Lives
Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood, and Sandra Cisneros join Alma Guillermoprieto and more than 400 others writers in calling on President Nieto to investigate the brutal murders of journalists, like… More
Free Expression Digest: Fri., August 14
Two arrested over killing of Bangladeshi blogger, Azerbaijan sentences rights activists to 7+ years in prison, China turns down parole bid from jailed Nobel Peace Laureate, and more... More
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