The PEN Ten with Carmen Agra Deedy
Respect the intelligence of young readers and never, ever, lie to them. They will love you for the former and crucify you should you ignore the latter. More
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Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents Club (@fccchina) said Thursday that several reporters in the city were experiencing "highly unusual" visa issues and demanded both China and the US stop using journalists as a political weapon. https://bit.ly/3fBKxkx
Activists protesting against the anti-LGBT policies of President Andrzej Duda hung the flags off statues of Jesus Christ, the astronomer Copernicus and the Warsaw mermaid. Prosecutors must now decide whether to bring the case to court. https://bbc.in/2C7QS9K
Senator @TomCottonAR has exactly the wrong approach to defending free speech among a rising generation of students. Govt interference and punishments aren't the answer. Read #DaretoSpeak book and check @PENamerica campus speech guide to find out what is. https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/tom-cotton-introduces-campus-free-speech-bill/