Government’s Request to Pull Funding from Exhibit Featuring Works by Poet Dareen Tatour an Absurd Encroachment on Free Expression in Israel
“Rather than enabling the Israeli public to view a full range of creative artworks, officials have resorted to financial pressure. We call on Israeli authorities to refrain from censoring… More
Moscow on Mute: How Russia is Silencing the Voices of Its Young Musicians
In targeting popular performers like Husky and IC3PEAK, the Russian authorities have demonstrated that popularity provides no protection. More
DARE: Rep. Chris Stewart Defends Trump’s Response to Khashoggi Killing
As Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) link Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in... More
DARE: 2020 Census Will Ask About Respondents’ Citizenship Status
California Attorney General to sue Trump Administration over new census question that would ask respondents to reveal their citizenship. EPA imposes new rules prohibiting scientists from relying on studies… More
DARE: Trump invites game industry to gun violence meeting this week
President Trump to meet with representatives of the video game industry, amid suggestions that violent games may bear some blame for rising gun deaths. Conservatives take aim at big… More
DARE: White House arranged off-the-record meeting with Porter and four reporters after abuse allegations
White House arranged off-the-record briefing for journalists by disgraced former aide Rob Porter after revelations of his serial spousal abuse had emerged. Clashes over offensive speech rattle Princeton and… More
Threat of Prison Sentence for Two Turkish Filmmakers Marks Another Blow to Free Expression in Turkey
“The campaign of intimidation against Çayan Demirel and Ertuğrul Mavioğlu and the criminalization of their work is an egregious violation of human rights, and yet another example of the… More
Arts and Free Expression Groups File Amicus Brief in Pulphus v. Ayers
If the First Amendment stands for one thing, it's that the government can't censor art because it offends or provokes. The Congressional Art Competition is meant to reflect the… More
DARE: Google and Facebook Failed Us
Egregiously and intentionally false stories on Las Vegas shooting spread widely on Facebook and Google, serving wide range of political and ideological motives. Premature reports of Tom Petty's death... More
DARE: Guggenheim, Bowing to Animal-Rights Activists, Pulls Works From Show
Guggenheim pulls three controversial works for from exhibition, citing threats from animal rights activists. Protests planned for speech by Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the topic of free speech... More
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