Arizona Senate to Vote on Budget Including “Divisive Concepts” Provisions
The Arizona state senate is set to vote this week on a state budget that includes a set of provisions prohibiting teachers, administrators, and other school district employees from… More
PEN America Welcomes Ruling to Revise Book Restriction Policies in Arizona Prisons
"The ruling out of Arizona is a significant step forward for the First Amendment and for our fight for access to literature in sites of incarceration." More
DARE: Migrant Children Are Suffering at the Border. But Reporters Are Kept Away from the Story.
As second-hand reports emerge of inhumane conditions at detention facilities for migrants, limits on access to members of the press come under scrutiny... More
DARE: Cyberattack Disrupts Printing of Major U.S. Newspapers
Netflix deletes an episode of 'Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj' after Saudi Arabia complains. Publisher says cyberattack caused printing and distribution... More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
President Trump's crude and sexist Twitter insults against TV news commentators raise again questions about the content and contours of presidential speech. Responding, Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough say… More
Free Expression Digest: Fri., April 8
Gao Yu hospitalized after raid on home, Gag laws anger Chilean journalists, Bangladesh students protest government inaction over blogger's murder. More
Five Poems by Hannah Ensor
There was a CFP / about vulva-touching / I responded / I said I am currently / touching my vulva / I was accepted / to the conference /… More
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#BannedBooksWeek will be kicking off on 9/26! This year, PEN America will be drawing attention to the divisive book bans and censorious threats have taken hold in schools, academia & the public square. Check out our upcoming events, reading list & more: https://bit.ly/3llXGDf.
Don't miss a FREE #PENOutLoud event on 10/7 with global literary giant Wole Soyinka in conversation with writer and scholar Farah Jasmine Griffin as they will discuss Wole's first novel in nearly 50 years! Register here: https://bit.ly/2YPzZvj.
