PEN America Says Arrest of Cuban Artists Part of an Ongoing Campaign of Harassment
“The arrest of Nancy Alfaya and continual harassment she and her husband Jorge Olivera Castillo have experienced are part of a deeply disturbing trend of silencing independent artists and… More
Institutionalizing Censorship: Cuba’s Decree 349 Poses Expansive Restrictions on Artistic Freedom, PEN America Artists at Risk Connection White Paper Warns
Sounding the alarm on the Cuban government’s grave new policy with potentially catastrophic effects for independent artists, PEN America’s Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) issued Art Under Pressure: Decree… More
Art Under Pressure: Decree 349 Restricts Creative Freedom in Cuba
Available in English and Spanish, Art Under Pressure examines the government’s efforts to institutionalize and expand limits on creative expression in Cuba. More
DARE: Alabama Newspaper Editor Who Urged Klan to ‘Ride Again’ Replaced by African-American Woman
Alabama newspaper editor who urged the Ku Klux Klan to begin night rides again is replaced by African American strategic leader Elecia R. Dexter. More
Arrest of 11 Cuban Artists an Intolerable Affront to Free Expression
“This repression is not new, but represents a continuation of the Cuban Ministry of Culture’s policy to intimidate and censor critical and independent artistic voices” - Julie Trébault, Director… More
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On Friday, the UN condemned Egypt over recent arrests of prominent activists and demanded that Cairo probe allegations that activists were tortured by security services while in custody: https://t.co/jpU8X63FYJ via @AFP.
The head of the @CPJAsia program Steven Butler was denied entry into Pakistan early Friday and sent home in what appears to be the latest move in an ongoing crackdown against media freedom and dissent: https://t.co/aPT7tXDtVV via @AlJazeera.
Jeffrey Toobin provides analysis of Attorney General William Barr's basic misunderstanding of the First Amendment, following a speech he gave at University of Notre Dame: https://t.co/yapsdouJrI via @NewYorker.