Saudi Arabia: Raif Badawi spends his 2000th day behind bars
PEN condemns the ongoing arbitrary detention of blogger Raif Badawi, currently serving a 10-year sentence in Saudi Arabia. PEN is also deeply concerned that the Saudi government will continue the lashing… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Thursday, October 27
Journalist prevented from speaking in Qatar Indian journalist Rana Ayyub, who authored a book on the 2002 Gujarat riots, was prevented from speaking at an event organised by the Indian… More
President Obama: Press for Release of Jailed Poet Ashraf Fayadh
We, the undersigned free expression and human rights organizations, call on you, President Obama, to push for the release of poet Ashraf Fayadh during your visit to Saudi Arabia… More
Ashraf Fayadh | Status: In Prison | Saudi Arabia
Ashraf Fayadh is a Palestinian poet, artist, and curator living in Saudi Arabia, who was sentenced to eight years in prison and 800 lashes on charges of apostasy on… More
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Mahmoud Abu Zeid was detained after photographing the 2013 dispersal of a protest, during which Egyptian security forces killed at least 817 people. There has been no public explanation as to why he remains in jail. https://t.co/q5Xfm3fMeb
Although the president can launch verbal tirades against the press, he cannot use the powers of his office to suppress or punish speech he doesn’t like—that constitutes a violation of the First Amendment. https://t.co/eD0H6huMhr