Russia’s Generation Z and the Digital Media Effect
Young Generation Z has grown up in a time when information about anything in the world is available online, and having experienced that freedom, they are not letting go. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
GOP candidate assaults journalist, China cautions citizens to "make remarks responsibly", attitudes to the open Internet around the world, and more. More
Raid on Theater Director Kirill Serebrennikov Amplifies Russian Campaign To Control Artistic Expression
Russian authorities’ raid on renowned theater and film director Kirill Serebrennikov is demonstrative of an intensifying trend of persecutions of artistic figures the government cannot control. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Turkey brings in U.S. ambassador over brawl outside of embassy, Trump Cabinet Secretary ignores repression in Saudi Arabia, and more. More
China: New Regulations Increase Control over Both Internet and Media
Recently-released Chinese internet regulations represent the Chinese Communist Party’s newest attempt to assert control over both the media and the internet. More
MYANMAR: PEN Myanmar Finds Significant Shortfall In Free Expression Reform Promises
YANGON—As Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) celebrates one year in office, a civil society coalition led by PEN Myanmar noted a significant lack of progress… More
Azerbaijan: Rights Groups Demand the Release of Journalist Mehman Huseynov
Joint Statement As World Press Freedom Day is celebrated across the globe on May 3, we, the undersigned organizations, cannot forget the untenable price journalists pay for government criticism in… More
The PEN Ten with Garth Greenwell
A diverse and democratic society depends upon robust protections of free speech. Those protections require our vigilant commitment. More
Belarusians Protest New Labor Law That Punishes Independent Writers and Artists
Belarussians take to the streets to protest a newly introduced law meant to tax those not involved in state enterprises, which activists say is meant to target independent writers… More
PEN Myanmar: Pushing Free Expression Reform And Revitalizing Literature
PEN Myanmar always strives to find a balance between revitalizing Myanmar literature, and defending and promoting freedom of expression. More