Narges Mohammadi | Status: Imprisoned | Iran
Narges Mohammadi is an independent journalist and the former vice-president and spokesperson of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC), which advocates for human rights reform and represents political… More
Baktash Abtin, Keyvan Bajan, Reza Khandan Mahabadi | Status: Released | Iran
Baktash Abtin, Kevyan Bajan, and Reza Khandan Mahabadi are three celebrated writers, free expression advocates, and board members of the Iranian Writers’ Association (IWA), who were sentenced to a… More
Arash Ganji | Status: Released | Iran
Arash Ganji is a prominent writer, translator, and the Secretary of the Iranian Writers’ Association (IWA), who was sentenced to 11 years in prison for his translation of a… More
DARE: 6 Types of Misinformation to Beware Of on Election Day. (And What to Do if You Spot Them.)
Americans head to the polls to vote in the midterm elections, a powerful act of self-expression, amid manifest threats to voting rights and fair elections.. More
Self-Expression, Facebook, and the Fight for Freedom of Speech in Vietnam
Unlike the country’s state-run media, Facebook previously provided a comparatively open space for Vietnamese citizens to express themselves. More
DARE: Man charged with making death threats to Boston Globe over Trump editorials
A California man is arrested for death threats against Boston Globe employees that included calling them “the enemy of the people.’’ More
The Arrest of Shahidul Alam, Bangladeshi Writer, Photographer, Activist, An Intolerable Affront to Free Expression
This week's events evince a disturbing escalation in the administration's already indefensible campaign to discredit independent media and to erode our most fundamental democratic norms around freedom of the… More
DARE: News From Your Neighborhood, Brought to You by the State of New Jersey
New Jersey state lawmakers' plan to support community journalism offers a novel funding model for new and established publications. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), a frequent critic of tech and… More