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Trump tried to jail journalists, Turkish security officers attack American protesters, and a sixth journalist dies in Mexico since March. Stay up to date on the latest free expression… 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
Pramoedya Ananta Toer | Status: Deceased | Indonesia
Pramoedya Ananta Toer (1925–2006) was the author of novels that chronicled much of that Southeast Asian country's turbulent history. Passing away in 2006, he leaves behind a legacy of… More
Jack Mapanje | Status: Released | Malawi
Jack Mapanje is a poet and storyteller of exile narratives and political power structures. He was detained without charge or trial for over three years until his release in… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Weekend cyberattacks worry experts, new details on the practices of Sinclair Broadcasting Group worries many as they seek to control 70% of local news, and Masha Gessen speaks on… More
Nizar Nayouf | Status: Displaced/In Exile | Syria
Nizar Nayouf is a writer, sociologist, and human rights activist who, at the time of the PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award, was serving a 10-year prison sentence with… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
The ACLU posts billboards of the First Amendment in Arabic and Spanish, Uganda tries to commit president's critic to a mental institution, and more. More
EGYPT: PEN reiterates call for release of blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah
PEN continues to call for the release of blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah, in light of the two-year anniversary of his imprisonment last week. He was sentenced to five… More
Authors, actors and musicians say Trump order ‘silences essential voices’
A group of 60 authors, actors and musicians including Philip Roth, Margaret Atwood and Zadie Smith have signed a letter that calls on Donald Trump to rescind the executive order that… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Ninth Circuit court of appeals refuses to reinstate travel ban, Palestinian Attorney-General bans book for explicit language, and more. More