PEN America and Allies File Court Brief Demanding Information on Visa Applicant’s Denial
“This case comes at a critical time in the fight for government accountability." More
PEN America and PEN Myanmar Jointly Call for End to Government Internet Shutdown in Myanmar
"The internet shutdown implemented by the government is a direct violation of basic freedom of expression and access to information rights for affected citizens in the west of Myanmar,”… More
Media Organizations Oppose Plans to Impose Fees on Access to Court Records, Crucial to Public and Press
"These records often serve as the foundation for vital reporting on the government and the justice system in particular. As the news media feels an increasing financial crunch and… More
The Importance of Accessing Information In the Wake of Juneteenth
While Juneteenth commemorates the abolition of slavery in the U.S. state of Texas and the emancipation of slaves throughout the Confederate states three years after the Emancipation Proclamation was… More
DARE: Trump suggests Senate Intelligence Committee investigate media companies
President Trump steps up attacks on the media, tweeting out call for Senate Intelligence Committee to investigate "Fake News Networks," presumably a reference to major news networks. His comments… More
DARE: Angry Viewers Are In No Mood To Laugh At Sean Spicer’s Emmy Jokes
Spicer’s tenure serving in the Trump administration was marked by frequent controversies. Members of the viewing public were quick to call out the problem with allowing Spicer himself to… More
US: Decision to Stop Releasing White House Visitor Logs a “Step Backwards”
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration’s announcement that it would end the Obama administration’s practice of routinely releasing White House visitor logs is a step backwards for government transparency and… More
Trump Administration Muzzles Federal Employees, Undermines Government Transparency
Orders from President Trump issued to several federal agencies to cease all communications with Congress, the press, and the public issued to several federal agencies are incompatible with… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., September 29
31 of 32 journalists released in Turkey, Cambodia cracking down on mobile phone and Internet usage, and the U.S. invests millions in Internet freedom technologies. More
Wikipedia’s Lawsuit Against NSA Internet Vacuum Has First Day in Court
A judge is weighing whether to kill the case against tapping the Internet's backbone. More
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A woman in France is to be tried on charges of insulting President Macron after describing him as 'filth' in a Facebook post.
"I asked the (police) if it was a joke, I had never been arrested," she said. "I am not public enemy number one." https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230329-french-woman-faces-trial-for-insulting-macron-on-facebook #FreeSpeech
In her debut collection My Dear Comrades, Sunu Chandy (@sunuchandy) draws from her many disciplines—#poetry, #law, #activism—to invite the reader into a space that resists boundaries while living among them.
Learn more in her new #PENTen interview: https://pen.org/the-pen-ten-an-interview-with-sunu-chandy/