DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
U.S. Supreme Court rules on two First Amendment cases, Georgia 6th candidates bar unfavorable media from events; cyberwar in Ukraine, and more in free expression news from the United… More
35 Years Imprisonment for Facebook Posts in Thailand “Neither Reasonable nor Just”
NEW YORK—The sentence of 35 years for a man convicted of insulting the monarchy on Facebook is a severe punishment of free expression and a clear demonstration of the… More
In Bid for Total Control, China Begins Censoring Celebrity Gossip
China bans celebrity news in latest bid to control flow of information on the Internet. More
PEN ED Suzanne Nossel on CNN’s Decision to Drop Reza Aslan
In response to reports that CNN has dropped Reza Aslan’s show Believer after Aslan criticized President Trump on Twitter, PEN America Executive Director Suzanne Nossel has made this statement: PEN… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
The central role of the media and journalism is on full display during fired FBI director Comey's riveting Congressional testimony. So is the state of truth, as "lies" and… More
Raid Targeting TV Station a Transparent Attempt to Silence Critics of Indian Government
The June 5 government raid of properties owned by New Delhi Television (NDTV) network founders Prannoy and Radhika Roy is a transparent ploy to harass independent voices in India. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Post-truth tweets, Internet regulation in the U.K., citizen-journalist monks in Cambodia, and more. More
MYANMAR: Detention of Editor and Columnist Underscores Need to Reform Telecommunications Law
The detention of a newspaper editor and commentator in Myanmar illustrates how the Telecommunications Law is being used as a cudgel against free expression More
Press Freedom Groups File Ethics Complaint Against Gianforte
PEN America also wrote to President Trump expressing concern that the White House’s denigration of the media is suborning physical violence against reporters, and urged the president to denounce… More
AZERBAIJAN: Time for Justice for Ilgar Mammadov
Joint Statement The Council of Europe’s Legitimacy at Stake over Azerbaijan’s Persistent Non-compliance with European Court Judgment Today three years have passed since the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered… More
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