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Trump Defamation Suit Against NBC Affiliate Is Unconstitutional Attack

Press ReleaseApril 13, 2020

The president's new suit is clearly an attempt to bully a station into removing an ad the president doesn't like More

Myanmar: Poet and PEN Member Facing Imprisonment for Defaming the Military

Rapid ActionMarch 12, 2020

PEN is deeply concerned by the ongoing prosecution of poet and PEN member, Saw Wai, who stands accused of defaming the military under Section 505(a) of the Penal Code,… More

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Trump Libel Lawsuit Part of Quest to Silence Critics

Press ReleaseFebruary 27, 2020

"President Trump's quest for re-election is being waged through a campaign to intimidate, discredit, and silence critics." More

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Continued Detention of Cameroonian Journalist an Affront to Free Expression

Press ReleaseNovember 19, 2019

"This is an obvious injustice, and one that sends a loud message to Cameroonian journalists and everyday citizens alike that the Cameroonian government does not take free expression rights… More

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DARE: Facebook and Google to Be Quizzed on White Nationalism and Political Bias as Congress Pushes Dueling Reasons for Regulation

News DigestApril 9, 2019

Lawmakers to question representatives from Facebook and Google, focusing in particular on white nationalist and hateful content and prospects for regulation. Rep. David Nunes (R-Calif.) sues the McClatchy newspaper… More

DARE: “He’s My Guy:” Donald Trump Praises Gianforte for Assault on Guardian Reporter

News DigestOctober 19, 2018

President Trump calls Republican congressman who pleaded guilty to assaulting a Guardian reporter “my kind of guy.” In statement, Guardian says this marks the first time the president has… More

DARE: Kavanaugh Accuser Christine Blasey Ford ‘Faces Death Threats’

News DigestSeptember 19, 2018

Lawyer for Prof. Christine Blasey Ford says she has been subject to vicious harassment, death threats, email hacking, and online impersonation since coming forward with her accusation against Supreme… More

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DARE: Pressure Rising on GOP After Trump–DOJ Fight’s Latest Turn

News DigestMay 22, 2018

Trump's demands on the Department of Justice pressure top officials to safeguard the agency's independence. Facebook Chief Mark Zuckerberg to face European regulators at a hearing today over the… More

DARE: Roy Moore Sues 4 Women, Claiming Defamation and Conspiracy

News DigestMay 1, 2018

Former Alabama Senatorial candidate Roy Moore sues four women claiming defamation and conspiracy in relation to his alleged sexual relations with minors. Stormy Daniels sues Trump for defamation over… More

DARE: Cohen Drops Libel Suits Against BuzzFeed, Fusion GPS

News DigestApril 19, 2018

Amid other legal travails, Trump lawyer Michael Cohen drops defamation suit against Buzzfeed over publication of Steele Dossier. Harper's editor accuses magazine of firing him over a dispute about… More

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So proud to collaborate with @PENamerica given the mission to support human rights and free expression, including in our schools. Grateful for all their work to support writers and to fight misinformation and disinformation. Check out their important work! https://pen.org https://twitter.com/penamerica/status/1642232215928033281

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A woman in France is to be tried on charges of insulting President Macron after describing him as 'filth' in a Facebook post.

"I asked the (police) if it was a joke, I had never been arrested," she said. "I am not public enemy number one." https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230329-french-woman-faces-trial-for-insulting-macron-on-facebook #FreeSpeech

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In her debut collection My Dear Comrades, Sunu Chandy (@sunuchandy) draws from her many disciplines—#poetry, #law, #activism—to invite the reader into a space that resists boundaries while living among them.

Learn more in her new #PENTen interview: https://pen.org/the-pen-ten-an-interview-with-sunu-chandy/

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