“They’re Bullying a Book About Bullying”: Children’s Author Responds to North Carolina Book Censorship
After a North Carolina school system yanked the book Jacob’s New Dress out of a first-grade lesson on what to do when someone is bullied, author Lesléa Newman' first… More
US: Decision to Stop Releasing White House Visitor Logs a “Step Backwards”
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration’s announcement that it would end the Obama administration’s practice of routinely releasing White House visitor logs is a step backwards for government transparency and… More
Trump Administration Targets Anonymous Twitter Critic
The recent attempt by the Trump administration to unmask an anonymous online critic represents a dangerous step towards online censorship. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
25 people are arrested at a protest in Trump Tower in New York, Chechen gay men describe the torture they've undergone, and more. 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
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Arbitrary detention of prominent writer and human rights defender
PEN is deeply concerned about the ongoing arbitrary detention of Ahmed Mansour Al Shehhi (أحمد منصور الشحي), a well-known writer and human rights defender who was arrested on March… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
The White House press secretary is under fire for his comments on the Holocaust, Yahoo is sued over $17 million fund for Chinese dissidents, and more. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Transparency organizations file suit to obtain Trump visitor logs, Mexican journalist detained at border despite death threats back home, and more. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Senators challenge the Trump administration over Twitter witch hunt, journalists fear police searched through their phones on Inauguration Day, and more. More
ETHIOPA: Zone 9 Bloggers Should Be Acquitted of All Charges
NEW YORK—The Ethiopian Supreme Court's decision yesterday to open a criminal case against two Zone 9 bloggers formerly charged and acquitted of terrorism is a shameful setback in a long… More