DARE: New Harassment Claims Oust Two WNYC Hosts, ‘Paris Review’ Editor
New harassment allegations roil independent radio and Literary community, with two longtime WNYC hosts suspended and Editor of Paris Review resigning. Judges weigh defamation suit by woman who accuses… More
Israel: Court rejects Dareen Tatour’s appeal to end her house arrest
PEN condemns the decision of the Israeli court in Nazareth, on December 4, 2017, to reject the appeal of Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour to end her house arrest. Consequently, Tatour… More
DARE: The Silence Breakers
“The Silence Breakers” who spoke out and set off national reckoning on sexual harassment named 2107 Person of the Year by Time. And the cases mount... More
Israel: Palestinian journalist released following hunger strike
PEN welcomes the release, on November 8, 2017, of prominent Palestinian journalist Muhammed al-Qiq. He had been detained by Israeli authorities for almost one year under administrative detention following… More
DARE: A Failure of the Network News Star System
Network news in crisis as leading anchors are felled by sexual harassment and misconduct claims. Folksy radio host and author Garrison Keillor is fired by public radio over harassment… More
DARE: A woman approached The Post with dramatic—and false—tale about Roy Moore. She appears to be part of undercover sting operation.
Mainstream media detractors stoop to a new level as shadowy group is exposed for a failed effort to convince the Washington Post to believe false... More
Myanmar’s Slow Strangulation of Online Speech
While Saung Kha was one of the first poets arrested and imprisoned under Article 66(d) of Myanmar’s Telecommunications Law, he would not be the last. More
DARE: The Degrading Ritual of Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s Pre-Thanksgiving Press Briefing
Sarah Huckabee Sanders's treatment of the White House press corps, asking them to list what they were thankful for before asking their questions, draws... More
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
DARE: Trump’s FCC Paves Way for Media Consolidation
The vote marks the latest in a series of controversial moves from the FCC under Pai. The agency is also looking to roll back net neutrality protections, and endorsed… More