DARE: How a Trump ‘love child’ rumor roiled the media
More emerges on National Enquirer's owner buying and spiking potentially damaging stories about Donald Trump. The odd spectacle of news organizations acknowledging their restraint in reporting a story, but… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Sean Spicer tells a reporter to stop shaking her head, how Russian propaganda is covering the Russian protests, and more. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump unveils new travel ban on six Muslim majority countries, Facebook adds option for warning labels on fake news articles, and more. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Thurs., September 24
Syrian cartoonist confirmed dead, Ecuadorian president censors critical videos, and the Obama administration explored bypassing encryption. More
Free Expression Digest: Fri., Sept. 11
First steps toward justice in Bangladesh as Ecuador and Honduras deal major blows to press freedom. More
PEN at the UN: Human Rights Council completes review of South Africa, Bahrain, Ecuador, and Tunisia
Last week, PEN was excited to see free expression issues take center stage during reviews of South Africa, Bahrain, Ecuador, and Tunisia at the UN Human Rights Council.South Africa continues to… More
PEN at the UN: Human Rights Council completes review of South Africa, Bahrain, Ecuador, and Tunisia
[caption id="attachment_13121" align="alignnone" width="384" caption="Photo by 12thplaya on CreativeCommons License"][/caption] Last week, PEN was excited to see free expression issues take center stage during reviews of South Africa, Bahrain, Ecuador, and… More
PEN Files UN Free Expression Reports on Bahrain, Ecuador, and South Africa
PEN submitted two more submissions—one on Bahrain and one on Ecuador—to the Universal Periodic Review at the UN, the process that reviews the human rights record of all member… More
PEN Files UN Free Expression Reports on Bahrain, Ecuador, and South Africa
PEN contributed two more submissions—one on Bahrain and one on Ecuador—to the Universal Periodic Review at the UN, the process that reviews the human rights record of all member countries… More
Editor Milton Chacaguasay Jailed Again
International PEN is outraged by the re-imprisonment of La Verdad editor Milton Chacaguasay Flores less than two months after he was released on parole. On July 9, 2009, Chacaguasay… More
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A second virus is spreading, common in #China but newer here: Florida Gov @GovRonDeSantis blocks @MiamiHerald @maryellenklas and @TB_Times reporters from press conf. Punishing messenger to avoid dealing with crisis is exactly where China began. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article241591161.html
Book sales have increased in the UK as readers find they have extra time on their hands, with bookshops reporting a significant increase in sales of longer novels and classic fiction.
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US is following #China on #COVID19 in more ways than one: Seattle Hospital reportedly fires doctor for critical social media posts about lacking equipment. We need our health workers to be able to speak out without fearing reprisal. https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/489969-doctor-who-criticized-hospitals-measures-against-coronavirus-is