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Arrested Zimbabwean Novelist Must Be Released

Press ReleaseJuly 31, 2020

"Would that the regime cared as much about those issues as it does about silencing those who dare to raise their voices in dissent." More

PEN America Welcomes Charges Against Slovak Businessman Accused of Ordering Journalist’s Murder

Press ReleaseOctober 24, 2019

“We welcome the developments in Kuciak’s case as a positive sign that the Slovak authorities are taking seriously the need to hold those who ordered and carried out his… More

DARE: Hope Hicks: Close Trump Aide and White House Communications Chief Resigns

News DigestMarch 1, 2018

White House Communications Director Hope Hicks to step down. President Trump takes to Twitter to excoriate Attorney General Jeff Sessions for failing to launch his own investigation into alleged… More

DARE: Trump knocks some news media for coverage of his Puerto Rico visit

News DigestOctober 4, 2017

President Trump dismisses news coverage countering his “great day” in Puerto Rico, tweeting "The Fake News Media is out of control!" With Senate Intelligence Committee leaders expected to endorse... More

Al Qaeda affiliate says it killed Bangladeshi blogger, group says

By: Sugam Pokharel, Ivan Watson, and Yuli Yang | April 8, 2016

Ansar al-Islam, the Bangladesh division of al Qaeda, has claimed responsibility for the recent killing of blogger Nazimuddin Samad More

In Malaysia, It Is Still Illegal to Disagree

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By: May-Zhee Lim | November 27, 2015

At least six individuals have been charged under Malaysia's Sedition Act since the Federal Court struck down a constitutional challenge to the colonial-era law, reinforcing the government’s right to… More

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