DARE: One Year On

News DigestNovember 14, 2017

Today marks one year since we launched the Daily Alert on Rights and Expression. We expected free expression would be under attack in the wake of the 2016... More

DARE: Trump admin backs baker in discrimination case

News DigestSeptember 12, 2017

Trump Administration Justice Department backs baker in Supreme Court case testing whether religious freedom can justify refusal to comply with state laws barring discrimination against LGBT individuals. More

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Threats and acts of violence directed toward any author in retaliation for their words imperil free speech for us all. Hoping for safety, wellbeing and freedom from harassment for @jk_rowling https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/14/business/jk-rowling-salman-rushdie-threat.html

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"The novelist @Hanifkureishi has said that 'nobody would have the balls' to write The Satanic Verses today. More precisely, nobody would publish it... the ayatollahs have trained them well." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/08/salman-rushdie-fatwa-attack/671139/ @gcaw in @TheAtlantic #SalmanRushdie #Freedom #FreeExpression

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