Moves to Shutter Al Jazeera in Israel Threaten Press Freedom and Critical Speech
Moves by the Israeli government to shutter Al Jazeera’s presence in the country threaten to degrade press freedom in Israel and throughout the region and to conflate critical speech… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Google fires employee who wrote anonymous memo questioning the role of women in engineering; Scientists leak government report on climate change; Agriculture dept. employees stopped from using the term… More
Turkey: Kurdish PEN member held on terror charges
PEN is concerned at the arrest and detention of writer and Kurdish PEN member Hasip Yanlıç who was charged on July 6, 2017, with “aiding and abetting a terrorist… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
DOJ's crackdown on leaks undermines years of negotiations with media organizations to protect journalists from surveillance, Gen. Kelly faces uphill battle in tackling White House's lies, Pussy Riot detained… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Transcripts of Trump's phone calls with world leaders leak, prompting debate amongst supporters and detractors alike; YouTube becomes platform of choice for young far-right, Trump tells crowd of supporters… More
Decision to Ban Uyghur Language in Xinjiang Schools an Attack on the Minority Group’s Linguistic and Cultural Rights
China’s decision to ban the use of Uyghur language in Xinjiang schools represents an attack on Uyghur linguistic rights, and an effort to tighten its stranglehold over the ethnic… More
UGANDA: Stella Nyanzi’s next hearing set for August 21
PEN continues to call for the charges to be dropped against prominent feminist academic and activist Dr. Stella Nyanzi in advance of her next court hearing on August 21. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
CNN's Jim Acosta has heated exchange with White House Aide Stephen Miller over immigration plans; Sinclair Broadcasting Group's must-run segments show pro-Trump bias, French journalist detained in Turkey, and… More
Sedition Charges Against Thai Journalist Pravit Rojanaphruk a Deliberate Attempt to Punish Critical Expression
Charges of “sedition” levied against veteran Thai journalist Pravit Rojanaphruk for Facebook posts criticizing the military are an unjustifiable attempt to punish a journalist for his critical expression. More
Decision to Deport Journalist Ali Feruz (Khudoberdy Nurmatov) from Russia Puts Him at Risk of Torture and Must be Reversed
The Russian authorities must overturn the decision to deport journalist and asylum seeker Khudoberdy Nurmatov, who writes under the pen-name Ali Feruz, to Uzbekistan, where he is likely to… More