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India: Authorities must ensure swift and thorough investigation into murder of journalist
Police have arrested three men in connection with the murder of journalist Sandeep Kothari, who was kidnapped and burned to death in the state of Madya Pradesh. More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., June 22
Ruling against GCHQ spying, Al Jazeera journalist released, Journalist murdered in Mexico, Google gagged over DOJ Wikileaks investigation, and more... More
On World Refugee Day, PEN International highlights the plight of African journalists and calls on Centers to join assistance programs to writers in exile
A Conversation with Two Ethiopian Writers in Exile: PEN International and its partners have seen a corresponding rise in requests for assistance from writers in exile or seeking to… More
Free Expression Digest: Fri., June 19
PEN's Free Expression Digest brings you the latest news and developments on censorship, mass surveillance, and other challenges to free expression worldwide. Subscribe to the Free Expression Digest to receive a… More
Free Expression Digest: Thurs., June 18
PEN's Free Expression Digest brings you the latest news and developments on censorship, mass surveillance, and other challenges to free expression worldwide. Subscribe to the Free Expression Digest to… More
Sport for Rights Letter Appeal to Lady Gaga
PEN American Center is proud to be a signatory of this Sport for Rights letter to Lady Gaga asking that she appeal on behalf of the jailed journalists, like… More
Free Expression Digest: Wed., June 17
June 17 is the third anniversary of the jailing of Raif Badawi, Exiled from Syria: When the most dangerous place for journalists is your country, Thailand's junta deals free… More
Free Expression Digest: Tues., June 16
PEN's Free Expression Digest brings you the latest news and developments on censorship, mass surveillance, and other challenges to free expression worldwide. Subscribe to the Free Expression Digest to… More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., June 15
Azerbaijan media "edits" Khadija op-ed, France moves to censor Google, China gains new tools for cracking down on dissent, and more. More
SAUDI ARABIA: Supreme Court Confirms Sentence of Raif Badawi
On 7 June 2015, the Saudi Supreme Court confirmed the sentence of 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes imposed on editor Raif (or Raef) Badawi after conviction of… More
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