Egyptian Blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah’s Release Requirements Compromise the Freedom He Deserves
"Alaa Abd El Fattah's release from prison is cause for celebration, but we must not forget that he never should have spent a moment in jail for engaging in… More
DARE: CBP Apologized after an Agent Questioned a Buzzfeed News Reporter about Trump Coverage
Top Customs and Border Protection official apologizes to BuzzFeed News reporter who was aggressively questioned by an agent about articles on Trump admin... More
Mauritania: Blogger still detained one year after court decision quashing his death sentence
JOINT STATEMENT Although authorities should have released him in November 2017, Mohamed Mkhaïtir is still being detained in an undisclosed location His physical and mental health is deteriorating as a… More
Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh (Mother Mushroom) | Status: Released | Vietnam
Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, better known as “Mother Mushroom,” is a prominent independent blogger, whose blog addresses social concerns in Vietnam. More
Release of Vietnamese Blogger “Mother Mushroom” A Welcome Development
"We are overjoyed to learn that Mother Mushroom has been released. Of course, she should never have been in prison in the first place, as blogging is not a… More
DARE: CNN’s Acosta: I’m Worried Trump’s Rhetoric Toward Media ‘Will Result in Somebody Getting Hurt’
As another Trump rally features crowds calling journalists traitors, CNN reporter Jim Acosta, a target of the invective, warns of the dangers from hostility toward media fueled by the… More
Mauritania: Coalition Calls for Release of Detained Journalist Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkheitir
This statement was originally delivered at the 38th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on June 27, 2018 Mauritania: Group of 10 Civil Society Organizations Calls for… More
DARE: Supreme Court Upholds Travel Ban
Supreme Court decision upholds President Trump’s executive order to restrict entry to the U.S. of travelers from seven countries, five of them predominantly Muslim. In dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor… More
DARE: Stephen King Among the Honorees at PEN America Gala
Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid’s Tale, tells the 2018 PEN America Literary Gala that "the autocrats' playbook for discrediting critical coverage… is now going viral" and warns "the… More
Egypt: blogger faces new prison sentence for ‘insulting the judiciary’
PEN is deeply concerned that blogger and activist Alaa Abd El Fattah could be subjected to a new prison sentence at his next hearing on December 30, 2017 under… More
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