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An Addict, a Confessed Killer and Now a Debut Author
On Tuesday, Curtis Dawkins, who is serving a life sentence in Michigan, will be a published author when his debut story collection is released by Scribner, a literary imprint… More
China Won’t Let Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Laureate, Get Cancer Treatment Abroad
The Chinese authorities have refused permission for Liu Xiaobo to go abroad for care, one of his lawyers said on Thursday. More
HONDURAS: PEN Honduras Member Convicted at Sentencing Court
On Wednesday June 7, 2017, Cesario Alejandro Félix Padilla Figueroa, a member of PEN Honduras, was found guilty of the crime of "usurpation" at the National Autonomous University of… More
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Weekly round-up of news and views in free expression More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
President Trump blocking Twitter users a violation of their First Amendment rights, according to lawyers; fake news unsettles relations in the Gulf; Comey testimony broadcast significant move by TV… More
AZERBAIJAN: Kidnapped journalist must be released immediately
PEN condemns the cross-border abduction and detention of Azeri investigative journalist Afgan Mukhtarli, who vanished from Georgia’s capital Tbilisi on May 29, 2017, and reappeared the following day in… More
UGANDA: Drop charges against academic
PEN welcomes the news that prominent feminist academic and activist Dr. Stella Nyanzi was released on bail on May 10, but continues to call for the charges against her… More
Faraj Ahmad Birqdar | Status: Released | Syria
Syrian poet Faraj Ahmad Birqdar spent over 13 years in jail from 1987 to 2000 due to his work on behalf of free expression and non-violent political action. He… More
As Global Policy Moves to Expand Digital Rights, U.S. Faces Crucial Fight Over Equal Access to the Internet
Net neutrality is now under threat as the FCC—under its newly appointed chair, former Verizon lawyer Ajit Pai—took an important vote on May 18 to weaken federal oversight of… More
DARE To Be Informed
Net neutrality is on the chopping block again, 2017 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award honoree Oleg Sentsov sends a response to his supporters, and more. More
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