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Free Expression Daily Digest: Mon., October 26
Indian journalist shot dead, Court closes Kazakhstani magazine, and ExxonMobil targets journalists after climate change investigation. More
Indonesia: End interference with literary festival over ‘year of living dangerously’ sessions
The decision of Indonesian authorities to interfere with the programme of the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, starting on Wednesday in Ubud is deeply shocking and should be overturned… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Fri, October 23
UK raids home of Tiananmen survivor, BuzzFeed journalist attacked in Paris, U.S. Senate pushes cyberspying bill forward. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Thurs., October 22
Bahrain sentences photo-ripping activist, Bangladeshi blogger receives death threat, and a Honduran reporter is banned from travel. More
Honduras: journalist prevented from testifying at Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The Honduran government has yet again displayed a fundamental lack of respect for freedom of expression and for the authority of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), PEN… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Wed., October 21
Journalist held over case of Chinese spiritual guide, CISA sponsors hope to pass anti-hacking bill, and an Internet shutdown may have been ordered in Congo-Brazzaville. More
Iran: Two Poets Sentenced and What You Can Do
PEN protests the harsh sentences imposed on the poets and lyricists Fatemeh Ekhtesari and Mehdi Moosavi. Ekhtesari and Moosavi were sentenced to 11.5 and nine years in prison, respectively,… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., October 20
Qatar urged to free jailed poet, Angolan rapper on hunger strike weakens, and the French media file a lawsuit on behalf of a reporter. More
PEN Stands in Solidarity with Indian Writers Protesting Murders
PEN, at its 81st Congress in Quebec City, is standing in solidarity with Indian writers, who are protesting against the silencing of independent voices by the killing of writers… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Mon., October 19
Iran trying to resolve Rezaian case, Ex-BBC journalist dies, and China blocks massacre reportage. More
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