Arrest of Concertgoers an Unjustifiable Attack on Free Expression in Egypt
Egypt’s arrest of seven concertgoers for “promoting sexual deviancy”—for acts such as waving rainbow flags—is an unjustifiable attack on free expression. More
DARE: Guggenheim, Bowing to Animal-Rights Activists, Pulls Works From Show
Guggenheim pulls three controversial works for from exhibition, citing threats from animal rights activists. Protests planned for speech by Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the topic of free speech... More
DARE: Angry Viewers Are In No Mood To Laugh At Sean Spicer’s Emmy Jokes
Spicer’s tenure serving in the Trump administration was marked by frequent controversies. Members of the viewing public were quick to call out the problem with allowing Spicer himself to… More
DARE: Press Secretary suggests punishments for Trump critics
White House spokeswoman pronounces ESPN anchor Jemele Hill's tweet calling President Trump a white supremacist a "fireable offense." More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
UN human rights chief condemns Trump's attacks on the media during the campaign-style rally in Phoenix, noting that these comments have global repercussions. House net neutrality hearing, originally set… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump talks politics and lashes out in front of 30,000 youth at a Boy Scout jamboree. Snopes fact-checking website locked in a dispute with a vendor/business partner that has… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
As investigative reporting continues to reveal undermining of U.S. elections, the president's son posts his own tweets on Russia meetings. Trump tweets a claim that anonymous sources quoted by… More
A New Ordeal for Egyptian Writer Ahmed Naji
This travel ban, which apparently remains in place despite Naji's conviction having been overturned, adds insult to injury. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
President Trump's crude and sexist Twitter insults against TV news commentators raise again questions about the content and contours of presidential speech. Responding, Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough say… More
DARE to be Informed
Weekly round-up of notable goings-on and pressing threats to free expression in the United States and around the world. More