The PEN Ten with Trifonia Melibea Obono
In this week's interview, translated by Lawrence Schimel, Kyle Dacuyan speaks to Trifonia Melibea Obono, a journalist and professor at the National University of Equatorial Guinea. More
Cartoonist Ramón Esono Ebalé Freed from Prison in Equatorial Guinea
An Equatorial Guinean court on released an artist imprisoned on dubious charges for nearly six months, 18 human rights groups including PEN America said today. The prosecution dropped all… More
Equatorial Guinea: Release detained cartoonist Ramón Esono Ebalé
PEN is extremely concerned over the detention of cartoonist Ramón Esono Ebalé, alias Jamon y Queso, who was arrested on September 16 in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea.… More
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On Sunday, Beijing law professor Xu Zhangrun who has been an outspoken critic of China’s president and the ruling Communist party, was released after six days of detention. Currently, Zhangrun is under surveillance and not able to speak publicly. https://bit.ly/2DEKyqH
The New York Times’ Ben Smith (@benyt) writes that in a vacuum of U.S. leadership, authoritarian leaders are going after independent, intrepid journalists. https://nyti.ms/3ep4bj2
The Trump administration has moved from ignoring Dr. Anthony Fauci to now actively undermining him. https://nym.ag/2C6rxgj