Free Expression Daily Digest: Fri., October 9
Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet awarded Nobel Peace Prize, Indian journalist shot dead, and Dolma Kyab is released from prison after a 10.5-year sentence. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Thurs., October 8
Svetlana Alexievich wins Nobel Prize for literature, Hindi language journalists arrested, and Azerbaijan bars entry to Amnesty staff. More
Perumal Murugan, a Literary Suicide
"The trend in India of writers being harassed and stigmatized for their work is troubling. It is imperative that writers from both inside and outside India support these voices,… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Mon., September 28
Israel suspends officer over AFP journalists' assault, Mark Zuckerberg announces project to connect refugee camps, and Serbian journalists are harassed by police. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., September 22
Well-known blogger Ta Phong Tan freed, Facebook accused of spying on Belgian citizens, and a Somali journalist was wounded. More
Journalism, A Most Deadly Profession
The cases of Ruben Espinosa, Gao Yu, and Sandeep Kothari demonstrate the worrying power of governments to crush freedom of expression. Methods of silencing journalists have moved beyond rigged… More
How to Make a Bitch Give Up Beef
A satire about the violence that erupted after the 2012 Hyderabad Beef Festival organized by lower-caste Dalit students at Osmania University in India. More
India: Authorities must ensure swift and thorough investigation into murder of journalist
Police have arrested three men in connection with the murder of journalist Sandeep Kothari, who was kidnapped and burned to death in the state of Madya Pradesh. More
The PEN Ten with Ram Devineni, Vikas K. Menon, and Dan Goldman
"Storytellers and artists serve as funhouse mirrors that show us versions of ourselves and the world, not as they are but as they could be. We point the way… More
Free Speech Gets a Boost in India, but Hurdles Remain
In general, the March 24 ruling should be considered a victory. But this victory remains marred by the fact that limits on content are obscured due to an ongoing… More