DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
The story around Trump's firing of Director Comey continues to grow, U.S. media are barred as Russian state media is let into a meeting between Trump and Russian officials,… More
TURKEY: Raid of Belge Publishing House a Poorly-Veiled Attack on Dissident Publisher
NEW YORK—The police raid of Belge Publishing House in Istanbul on May 7, allegedly based on a procedural complaint, was a poorly-veiled continuation of the Turkish government’s politically-motivated attacks… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump fires FBI director, a journalist is arrested in West Virginia after questioning HHS Secretary Tom Price, who was told a recent memo may illegally suppress whistleblowers. More
UNITED STATES: Arrest of Reporter Dan Heyman in West Virginia an Egregious Overreaction
NEW YORK—The May 9 arrest of Dan Heyman, a Public News Service reporter, at the West Virginia State Capitol after he repeatedly tried to ask Health and Human Services… More
PEN America Launches Campaign to Free Ukrainian Writer and Filmmaker Oleg Sentsov
Chimamanda Adichie, Trevor Noah, and other creative allies joined PEN America in a letter calling on Rex Tillerson to press for the immediate release of Oleg Sentsov. More
Oleg Sentsov: I don’t want my children to live in a country of slaves
The you of today looks back at the you of yesterday, more sober, more shrewd, and in some ways even more cruel. More
China: New Regulations Increase Control over Both Internet and Media
Recently-released Chinese internet regulations represent the Chinese Communist Party’s newest attempt to assert control over both the media and the internet. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump litigates his travel ban in court and on Capitol Hill, ProPublica discusses the changing landscape for journalism, Chinese human rights lawyer changes course, and more. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Presidential adviser's family kicks media out of a meeting offering visas to Chinese millionaires, the E.P.A dismisses scientific review board, and the F.C.C. investigates Stephen Colbert over joke. More
Conviction of Code Pink Protesters Raises Serious First Amendment Concerns
The conviction of three Code Pink activists in a D.C. court this week for “disrupting” Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ confirmation hearing raises serious concerns for free expression and the… More
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