140 NGOs CALL FOR RELEASE OF EMIRATI HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER AHMED MANSOOR ON HIS 50TH BIRTHDAY
Open letter to the Emirati authorities to free human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor on his 50th Birthday Your Excellency, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan, The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has… More
Statement in Response to Report the FBI is Urging Universities to Monitor Chinese Students and Scholars
China’s government is notorious for its surveillance. Efforts by the U.S. to fend off autocracy must not mimic the very tactics it professes to reject. More
New Pledges Not Credible Without Action, Say Press Freedom Groups
On 9 July, 33 press freedom and media development organisations met in London to call on all participating States to ensure the safety of all journalists. More
Joint Letter Urges Access and Transparency in Ongoing Trial for Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder
In the interest of credible justice for Mr. Khashoggi and his family, we urge your government to do all that is necessary to help bring much-needed transparency to the… More
Joint Statement in Support of Student Rights to Free Speech in Schools
In response to the student arrested for refusing to say the Pledge of Allegiance in protest, PEN America stands in support of student free speech rights. More
Joint NGO Statement on Accountability for the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
PEN America calls on Congress and the Trump Administration to support an international investigation into the circumstances of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. More
PEN America Calls for Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo’s Immediate, Unconditional Release
We believe that that Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo should never have been arrested in the first place, let alone prosecuted, convicted, and imprisoned. More
PEN America Calls for Independent Investigation into Jamal Khashoggi’s Disappearance and Apparent Murder
As writers, journalists, and Members of PEN America and the Authors Guild, we write to express our concern about the apparent murder of Jamal Khashoggi. More
Open Letter to Google: Our Concerns Over “Project Dragonfly”
We write this letter in order to voice these concerns in the hope that you will reconsider any plans that would further exacerbate the already grave climate for expression… More
Joint Letter by Civil Society Groups on Burma and the National Defense Authorization Act
Senator Inhofe, Acting Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry, Chairman Senate Armed Services Committee House Armed Services Committee Senator Jack Reed, Ranking… More
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On Sunday, Beijing law professor Xu Zhangrun who has been an outspoken critic of China’s president and the ruling Communist party, was released after six days of detention. Currently, Zhangrun is under surveillance and not able to speak publicly. https://bit.ly/2DEKyqH
The New York Times’ Ben Smith (@benyt) writes that in a vacuum of U.S. leadership, authoritarian leaders are going after independent, intrepid journalists. https://nyti.ms/3ep4bj2
The Trump administration has moved from ignoring Dr. Anthony Fauci to now actively undermining him. https://nym.ag/2C6rxgj