Miami City Commission’s Ending “One-Way Cultural Exchange” with Cuba an Absurd Approach to Protesting Artistic Repression
Restricting cultural exchange and artistic expression is an absurd way to address the repressive environment for artistic freedom in Cuba. The Miami City Commission is right to be outraged… More
Detention and Harassment of Cuban Artists During the Havana Biennial is Part and Parcel of Efforts to Stamp Out Artistic Freedom
“While the art world is gathering at the XIII Havana Biennial, the repression against Cuban artists who are critical of this restrictive new measure exposes the Cuban Ministry of… More
Institutionalizing Censorship: Cuba’s Decree 349 Poses Expansive Restrictions on Artistic Freedom, PEN America Artists at Risk Connection White Paper Warns
Sounding the alarm on the Cuban government’s grave new policy with potentially catastrophic effects for independent artists, PEN America’s Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) issued Art Under Pressure: Decree… More
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The European Union’s executive arm asked its member countries Thursday to better protect journalists amid a rise of physical attacks and online threats against media professionals. https://bit.ly/3kl3zRM
This #BannedBooksWeek, PEN America will host a series of virtual and in-person events that examine the current assaults on the freedom to express, the freedom to read, and the freedom to learn. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3llXGDf.
Russian officials talk of ‘not extending’ my visa. In fact, the FSB has designated me - a journalist - a‘security threat’
I talked to @PENamerica about how Russia needs a free press now more than ever & how local journalists face growing pressure https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-bbc-reporter-expelled-from-russia-then-tough/id1503245440?i=1000535616303
