New Budget Proposal a Potential “Deathblow” to Arts and Culture Funding
President Trump’s proposal to completely defund the United States’ federal arts and culture institutions in the 2018 budget would deprive millions of Americans access to valuable and enriching programs,… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Turkey brings in U.S. ambassador over brawl outside of embassy, Trump Cabinet Secretary ignores repression in Saudi Arabia, and more. More
Trump’s First Foreign Trip Risks Sending Wrong Message on Free Expression Rights
NEW YORK—The White House must ensure that journalists traveling abroad with President Trump and Secretary Tillerson are granted the access required to do their jobs, PEN America said today. … More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Notre Dame students walk out of commencement speech by Mike Pence, Rex Tillerson holds press briefing without U.S. journalists, and Trump side steps human rights in his first trip… More
Court Orders Retrial for Ahmed Naji
The court's decision to order a retrial for the novelist prolongs a legal battle over free expression in Egypt that has already gone on far too long. More
IRAN: Writer and journalist released after almost 10 years in prison
PEN welcomes news of the release of prominent Iranian journalist and writer Mohammad Sadiq Kabudvand, who was released on May 12, 2017. Kabudvand was serving a 10-year prison sentence on… More
BANGLADESH: Government directive for officials to monitor journalists abroad restricts free expression
NEW YORK—The government of Bangladesh’s May 17 directive for its international diplomatic missions to monitor the activities of Bangladeshi journalists traveling abroad encourages self-censorship and is an underhanded maneuver… More
US/China: VOA Needs Thorough, Independent Investigation into Journalists’ Suspension
NEW YORK - Voice of America (VOA) should ensure that its investigation into the circumstances surrounding the suspension of five VOA Mandarin Service journalists be comprehensive and fully address… More
DARE To Be Informed
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