DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Three journalists who were arrested during inauguration protests have their charges dropped, Pakistan blocks popular satire website, and more. More
AZERBAIJAN: Writer Ill-Treated In Prison; Serious Health Concerns
PEN believes that the charges against Ramazanov are politically motivated and calls for his immediate and unconditional release. Ramazanov is currently serving a nine-year sentence for his anti-government writings. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump's visa ban threatens artistic expression, Conway asks for critical reporters to be fired, China makes arrests in online speech case, and more. More
South Korean Artists’ Blacklist a Threat to Artistic Expression
Recent allegations of the existence of a government-created “blacklist” of artists seen as critical of the Park Geun-hye administration, if true, would represent an institutionalized threat against artistic expression… More
Trump Administration’s Threat to Impose Ideological Test for Immigrants Evokes Dark Chapter in U.S. History, says PEN America
Excluding people from the United States purely on the basis of what they think and believe is unconstitutional and would evoke a dark chapter in our history More
World Writers Join PEN In Solidarity With Turkey’s Imprisoned Writers
This post originally appeared on the website of PEN International. As a high-level PEN International mission ends in Istanbul, Turkey, leading world writers join PEN in a message of solidarity to… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump's policies are an attack on the Enlightenment while an aide tells the media to "keep its mouth shut", South African journalist attacked, and more. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Six journalists face felony charges for their inauguration coverage, an Indian literary festival causes controversy, and more. More
Kyrgyzstan: Court upholds life-sentence of journalist & human rights activist Azimjon Askarov
Kyrgyz authorities should immediately and unconditionally release journalist and human rights activist Azimjon Askarov and drop all charges against him. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
The Trump Administration imposes a gag rule on all communications from multiple federal agencies, while in turn multiple news organizations offer secure drop sites for government workers and others… More