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Harvard Deserves Credit for Reversing Decision Witholding a Fellowship from Former Human Rights Watch Leader

Press ReleaseJanuary 19, 2023

"It is important for institutions to be able to recognize where they have made an error that encroaches on free speech and academic freedom and to correct it; Harvard… More

PEN America Expresses Dismay Over Harvard’s Denial of Fellowship to Former Human Rights Watch Executive Director Ken Roth

Press ReleaseJanuary 5, 2023

There is no suggestion that Roth's criticisms of Israel are in any way based on racial or religious animus. Withholding Roth's participation in a human rights program due to his own staunch… More

Political Litmus Test for Campus Speakers is Inimical to the Mission of Higher Education

Press ReleaseOctober 4, 2022

“Berkeley Law School appears to have handled this controversy effectively,” Young continued, “making clear the provision violated the tenets of free speech, while also acknowledging that the student group… More

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PEN America Demands Answers Over Israeli Strike on Building Housing AP, Al Jazeera Offices

Press ReleaseMay 15, 2021

Though lives were fortunately spared, the destruction will most certainly hobble the ability for professional journalists to do their work documenting a fraught, complex conflict. More

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PEN America: Israel Barring Entry to Omar and Tlaib is Obvious Retaliation

Press ReleaseAugust 15, 2019

(New York, NY)—Israel today declared it would deny entry to Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar just hours after President Trump urged the Israeli government to do so. PEN… More

DARE: Judge Tosses Russian Trolls’ Free Speech Lawsuit against Facebook

News DigestJuly 22, 2019

Judge dismisses First Amendment lawsuit brought by Russian news agency against Facebook after social media company took down the agency's page following... More

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DARE: CEO Jack Dorsey Suggests Big Change for Twitter, and Users Revolt

News DigestApril 17, 2019

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says the social media platform is looking to shift from following individuals to following topics as part of efforts to counter... More

DARE: Facebook Backtracks after Removing Warren Ads Calling for Facebook Breakup

News DigestMarch 12, 2019

Facebook removes and then reinstates ads placed by presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren's campaign calling for the breakup of the social network... More

DARE: Pro-Russian Twitter Account Used Non-Public Material from Mueller’s Team in Effort to Discredit Russia Probe

News DigestJanuary 31, 2019

Pro-Russian Twitter account found spreading confidential information linked to the Mueller investigation. Facebook and Google face backlash for... More

DARE: As Facebook Raised a Privacy Wall, It Carved an Opening for Tech Giants

News DigestDecember 19, 2018

New York Times investigation shows the new breadth of Facebook user 'data-sharing,' including reading of private massages, phone numbers, and calendars... More

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flfreedomread Florida Freedom to Read Project @flfreedomread ·
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Yesterday we logged almost 200 challenges- about 150 of those resulted in immediate removals.

This is a picture of all the books removed from one HS library, in one day, in one District, due to the objections of one man.

This is not freedom. #FreeTheBooks

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More book purging in FLORIDA https://twitter.com/FLFreedomRead/status/1620457139272814593

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DeSantis' "disturbing pattern of silencing Black voices and aggressive attempts to erase Black history is one of the most visible examples of performative white supremacy since the presidency of Donald Trump"—@JNelsonLDF

#BlackHistoryMonth Read free: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/31/opinion/ron-desantis-black-history.html?unlocked_article_code=ihVqWDErMhDhg6k3c2neR43rmBDQJ-ZGYT0K4vIFW1656Ol0iuuZCoNguhERybhjjHxY_on_saXa1h9dkfw4PMDyAPhEB81Z2MpF4xFhXcbJwvM3ob4crJCqdCgSJqnNfCO6oS-22DixWt6x8kbeIm5sTyHf_GuWD9-Z0qQ1WQNc1xI8CWRh9RZWEiM_VppdwfREB89x9Hw6BWDN-Srt5ATsifYAGobICcqo3HRKlmhVrGEsAWrxXhQ-GJpCUKKAt5ClgarNNHZl6yQ8wQ26Y6UQ5HIuR4kR-0CMl0d3rx1RpK92k07qb6HFWf07qSe8morMKPioGBNgZFVkqtJA7AHGwro&smid=share-url

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