Free Expression Digest: Mon., January 4
Hong Kong publisher disappearances prompt broader worries, Iran says U.S. wants prisoner-exchange deal for Jason Rezaian. More
Free Expression Digest: Tues., December 29
Report: 69 journalists killed in 2015, A farewell to Syrian activist Naji al-Jerf, Cambodian PM warns Facebook users. More
Free Expression Digest: Thurs., December 24
Japan silent on missing journalist in Syria, Bangladeshi reporter's body found, China court jails former financial journalist. More
Free Expression Digest: Tues., December 22
Chinese rights lawyer given suspended prison term, Ukrainian nationalists call for release of journalist murder suspects, Russian activist flees. More
PEN Joins Coalition Calling on Secretary Kerry to Grant Visas to Threatened Bangladeshi Bloggers
A coalition of free expression and human rights advocacy groups led by PEN American Center today released an open letter to the U.S. Department of State urging the swift… More
Secretary Kerry: Grant Humanitarian Parole for Group of Targeted Bangladeshi Bloggers
PEN and several leading organizations write an open letter to Secretary of State John Kerry to ask for humanitarian parole visas... More
Human Rights Groups Ask U.S. to Grant Asylum to Bangladesh Bloggers
A coalition of human rights groups called on the United States on Monday to grant temporary visas to secular writers from Bangladesh after a series of bloody attacks by… More
US Sanctuary Sought for Threatened Bangladeshi Writers
Human rights groups on Monday urged the U.S. to offer emergency sanctuary to Bangladeshi writers targeted by Islamic extremists for their secular beliefs following a wave of killings that… More
Bangladesh: Social Media Platform Blocking Signals Further Free Expression Degradation
The blocking of access to Facebook, Viber, Whatsapp, and other similar services in Bangladesh indicates a further degradation of free expression in a country that has seen increased violent… More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., December 14
Burkina Faso jails 3 in journalist's murder, Blogger Raif Badawi on hunger strike, China prepares to gag free speech champion. More