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DARE: Facebook Paid Contractors to Transcribe Users’ Audio Chats

News DigestAugust 14, 2019

Facebook faces new disclosures that it paid contractors to transcribe clips of users’ voice chats without notification. White House press secretary’s preliminary decision to suspend journalist and commentator Brian… More

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Judge Orders U.S. Government to Turn Over Khashoggi Documents

Press ReleaseAugust 7, 2019

“We welcome this judicial ruling as an important to step to ensure greater transparency, and ultimately accountability, for those responsible for Khashoggi’s brutal murder." More

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Journalist Manuel Duran Ortega, Freed on Bond, Must Be Released and Deportation Proceedings Against Him Cancelled

Press ReleaseJuly 12, 2019

“Duran Ortega should never have been detained in the first place, so we are overjoyed to hear that he has finally been released on bond. We continue to believe… More

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Reports that Twitter Will Begin to Label Tweets From Political Figures Enforces Platform’s Policies, Fosters Public Access to Unfiltered Information

Press ReleaseJune 27, 2019

Policy appears to strike a careful balance in responding to the dual imperative of enforcing the platform's own policies about abusive behavior while also protecting the public's right to… More

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Ukrainian Authorities Must Hold Those Responsible for the Murder of Investigative Journalist Vadym Komarov Accountable

Press ReleaseJune 21, 2019

Every attack on a journalist is an attack on the truth, and an attempt to silence those who would expose it. More

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UN Report on Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Calls for Robust U.S. and International Response

Press ReleaseJune 19, 2019

"Saudi Arabia's ongoing, flawed trial of alleged perpetrators ignores the clear evidence that Mohammad Bin Salman was behind the killing, and it cannot lead to true justice. We support… 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

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Lawsuit filed by Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA) suing Twitter for defamation is an attempt to silence criticism, restrict online speech

Press ReleaseMarch 21, 2019

"Nunes case is a ridiculous attempt to use the court system to hold social media platforms accountable for what is ultimately constitutionally-protected satirical speech." More

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Journalist Protection Act A Welcome Step in Giving Press Recourse for Attacks and Encroachments

Press ReleaseMarch 18, 2019

"At a time when threats to journalists are on the rise in the United States, we welcome introduction of this legislation as a launching point for discussion around the… More

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White House’s Refusal to Report to Congress on Khashoggi Killing a Disgrace

Press ReleaseFebruary 8, 2019

This failure to act enables impunity, puts journalists and dissidents around the world at risk, and sends an alarming message that will only empower autocrats. PEN America continues to call… More

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