Foreign Reporters in China Face More Restrictions Now, Report Says
A report released on Thursday by PEN America tries to quantify how difficult it has become for journalists to get the facts out of China. Its conclusion: The estimated… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tuesday, September 20
Thai court finds British labor activist guilty of defamation A Thai court on Tuesday found a British labor activist guilty of defamation and computer crimes, a verdict that some experts… More
Mexico: Another Journalist Murdered in Veracruz
PEN America condemns the killing of Mexican journalist Pedro Tamayo Rosas. Tamayo, a reporter and editor in the eastern state of Veracruz, was shot and killed on July 20th… More
Press freedom threats in the US prompt writers to sign petition
Press freedom is essential to democracy. You cannot have one without the other. That is a statement of fact, not a boast. It follows that the activity specifically created… More
As We Approach the Conventions, Tell the Democratic and Republican Parties to Let the Press Do Its Job
Journalists have faced insults and threats, exclusion from campaigns, and harassment from candidates’ supporters. We’ve partnered with PEN America to denounce the intimidation of journalists, and call on presidential… More
Neil Gaiman, Judy Blume, Martin Amis, Robert Caro, and 20,000 More Americans Call on Presidential Candidates to End Attacks on Journalists
More than 20,000 Americans have called on the Republican and Democratic parties and the presumptive presidential nominees to end attacks on journalists and create an open environment for reporters… More
United States: Journalist’s Murder Requires Prompt Investigation
The horrifying murder of Texas journalist Jacinto Hernández Torres requires a prompt police investigation, including into allegations that he was killed due to his journalistic activities, said PEN America… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Mon., May 16
Two journalists in India are fatally shot, Palestinian journalist sentenced to nine months in Israeli jails, India journalist arrested over Muslim yoga ban report. More
Marcos Hernández Bautista | Status: Murdered | Mexico
Journalist Marcos Hernández Bautista was shot in the head on January 21, 2016, as he climbed into his car at night outside a bar in the Mexican state of… More
Anabel Flores Salazar | Status: Murdered | Mexico
The body of Anabel Flores Salazar, a 32-year-old journalist from Veracruz state in Mexico, was found on February 9, 2016, along a highway in neighboring Puebla state. The coroner… More