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DARE: Inside the Secret Border Patrol Facebook Group Where Agents Joke about Migrant Deaths and Post Sexist Memes

News DigestJuly 2, 2019

Want to receive this digest in your inbox? To subscribe, simply click here and choose DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression from the list. Following a ProPublica report, Customs and Border Patrol officials… More

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DARE: Trump Consultant Is Trolling Democrats With Biden Site That Isn’t Biden’s

News DigestJuly 1, 2019

Fake website for Biden campaign, operated by Trump consultant, attracts more views than real Biden campaign website. (See PEN America's report on... More

DARE: The Fight to Stay Ahead of Deepfake Videos before the 2020 U.S. Election

News DigestJune 13, 2019

New tools to distinguish genuine videos from deepfakes in development ahead of the 2020 general elections. Facial recognition software developed at Duke... More

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Russian Authorities Show Their True Colors in Arrest of Peaceful Protesters Supporting Journalist Ivan Golunov

June 13, 2019

Russian authorities could not go more than one day without showing their true colors. Having released one unjustly imprisoned journalist, they turn around and arrest a dozen more, alongside… More

Ivan Golunov

PEN America: Release of Journalist Ivan Golunov Shows Even an Intransigent Government Can Be Moved by an International Outcry

Press ReleaseJune 11, 2019

(NEW YORK)-- In response to the news that Russian authorities have dropped all charges against Russian journalist Ivan Golunov, PEN America issued the following statement: "The dropping of all charges against Ivan… More

DARE: Tech on Trial: House Panel Begins Review of Market Power

News DigestJune 11, 2019

The House Judiciary Committee begins a series of hearings on the power of Big Tech, including a consideration of a bill that would give media outlets... More

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DARE: Alabama Governor Signs Campus Free Speech Bill into Law

News DigestJune 10, 2019

Alabama governor signs bill removing 'free speech zones' from public universities, prompting concerns about First Amendment implications. See PEN America... More

Ivan Golunov

PEN America: Detention of Russian Journalist Perpetuates Trend of Government Harassment of Press

AdvocacyJune 7, 2019

PEN America calls on the Russian government to immediately release Ivan Golunov, an unjustly detained journalist, and to drop the false accusations against him. A country where most media… More

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