Free Expression Daily Digest: Thursday, September 22
Ai Weiwei lawyer sentenced for fraud, web attack backlash against security blogger, and more. More
New PEN America Report Shows Growing Pressure on Foreign Correspondents to Bias Coverage in China
NEW YORK—Foreign journalists are operating under intensifying pressure in China during the tenure of President Xi Jinping, impeding transparency and the flow of information essential to the global public… More
Darkened Screen: Constraints on Foreign Journalists in China
Darkened Screen details how China's government is rewriting the bounds of acceptable coverage for foreign media, constraining the work of foreign journalists and restricting unbiased coverage of the world's most… More
Foreign Reporters in China Face More Restrictions Now, Report Says
A report released on Thursday by PEN America tries to quantify how difficult it has become for journalists to get the facts out of China. Its conclusion: The estimated… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Wednesday, September 21
Founder of a Mexican magazine shot dead, Threats against journalists in the Philippines denounced, Kremlin critic flees Russia following threats, and more. More
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Free Expression Daily Digest: Tuesday, September 20
Thai court finds British labor activist guilty of defamation A Thai court on Tuesday found a British labor activist guilty of defamation and computer crimes, a verdict that some experts… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Monday, September 19
Cambodia sentences rights activists to six months in prison, a journalist 'physically restrained' by Trump campaign staff, and more. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Friday, September 16
Chinese citizens arrested for posting online about Wukan rebellion, independent newspaper shut down in South Sudan, and Timothy Garton Ash on trigger warning and safe spaces. More
Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan and John Prine receive songwriting awards
Luminaries from the film, music and writing worlds honored Tom Waits and folk singer John Prine for their songwriting at the Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Awards, an award… More