PEN International Condemns Killings of Journalists and Attacks on Media during Israeli Offensive in Gaza
PEN International condemns the killings and the reported deliberate targeting of certain journalists, media organizations, and their infrastructures that have taken place during Israel’s offensive in Gaza. More
This Week in Free Expression: August 8, 2014
Facebook may meet a sorry fate in Vietnam, Austria, and Russia due to internet censorship, while freedom of the press comes under attack in Mexico, Turkey, and Myanmar. Also:… More
U.S. Ties to Myanmar Are Called Into Question
YANGON, Myanmar—With U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expected to visit Myanmar for a regional summit this weekend, some U.S. lawmakers and human rights watchdogs are warning of stalled… More
Reckoning with Torture: Awaiting the Senate Torture Report
After a years-long wait, the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on CIA torture is expected to be released. This report is a crucial step towards reckoning with torture. More
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Thai Freedom: We Can’t Breathe
He was speaking in code, of course, as many Thais do when discussing Article 112 of the Thai Criminal Code that states: “Whoever defames, insults or threatens the King,… More
This Week in Free Expression: August 1, 2014
While China clamors to control speech nationwide, the U.S. surveillance apparatus tries to maintain its programs despite a blow to the CIA this week. More
BANNED: ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’
The Cape Henlopen, DE, school board took emily m. danforth's critically acclaimed novel 'The Miseducation of Cameron Post' off the summer reading list for containing a word that rhymes… More
Hairy Bacon and Digital Censorship in China: an Interview with Jason Q. Ng
Why is the term hairy bacon banned online in China? We spoke with the author and tech activist to learn more about microblogging, censorship, and what issues to watch… More
PEN South Africa Protests Sentencing of Swazi Editor
PEN South Africa protests the sentencing Swazi journalist Bheki Makhubu, editor of the independent news magazine The Nation, to two years imprisonment. More
China Charges Uighur Scholar Ilham Tohti With ‘Separatism’
The Beijing-based professor of economics is a moderate but determined critic of China's treatment of ethnic minorities More
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