FBI’s Arrest of US Citizen and Iranian State Television Newscaster Requires Immediate Explanation
"Without further information about why Hashemi was arrested, there are concerns about whether she is being targeted either for her documentary work about Black Lives Matter or as a… More
DARE: Memphis Police Accused of Using Fake Accounts to Surveil Black Activists
Evidence emerges of Memphis police department using fake social media accounts to surveil Black Lives Matter activists. Sarah Huckabee Sanders defends attacks on CNN's Jim Acosta. More
DARE: Twitter finds hundreds of accounts tied to Russian operatives
Twitter presents to closed-door meetings of Senate and House intelligence committees in widening probe into how Russian operatives used social media and other digital platforms to spread disinformation and… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump defends Bill O'Reilly, Pepsi pulls ad accused of insensitivity towards protest movements, and Germany passes harsh punishments against social media hate speech. More
More than 40,000 Americans Call on Justice Department to Investigate Retaliation Against Those Who Document Alleged Police Misconduct
PEN America, the ACLU, and People Demanding Action Petition Attorney General Lynch for Police Training on First Amendment Protections for Citizen Journalists More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tuesday, September 13
Chile demands Venezuela disclose location of held journalist, Prominent Turkish journalist, academic detained, and more. More
Retaliation for Documenting Police
Several individuals who have documented and publicized police violence against people of color have since alleged police harassment and retaliation. More
Free Expression Digest: Wed. Sep. 7
Ferguson activist found dead, reporter charged in Venezuela after protest, journalist punished for Chechnya reporting, and more. More