Jamal Khashoggi | Status: Murdered | Saudi Arabia
Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi Arabian journalist who had been exiled in the U.S. since mid-2017, disappeared while visiting the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey on October 2, 2018; … More
The PEN Pod: The Right to Protest and Vaccine Hesitancy with Suzanne Nossel
“The introduction of this sweeping anti-protest legislation that restricts where you can protest. . . really runs counter to freedom of assembly rights.” More
PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel Testifies in the House on Human Rights and Saudi Arabia
“The regime’s determination to hunt down dissenters wherever they are instills a sense of fear from which there is no escape, even far beyond Saudi borders.” More
PEN America, POMED, Human Rights First, and the Committee to Protect Journalists Respond to Release of ODNI Report on the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
PEN America joined POMED, Human Rights First, and CPJ in calling the U.S. government release of a report on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi “an essential starting point.” More
20 Facts about Human Rights in Saudi Arabia
As part of our efforts to hold the Saudi regime accountable for its actions, here are 20 facts about human rights in Saudi Arabia. More
20 Saudi Voices the Regime Has Attempted to Silence
Saudi Arabia has continuously glossed over its attempts to silence and imprison dissidents who have spoken out. Here are 20 Saudi voices that the regime has attempted to silence. More
Joint NGO Statement Renews Call for Justice for Jamal Khashoggi
One year after the gruesome murder of Jamal Khashoggi, NGOs renew their call and demand justice for Jamal On 2 October 2018, Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul… More
A Continued Call: Jamal Khashoggi’s Murderers Must Be Held Accountable
If this murder gets swept under the rug, the Saudis will know they are untouchable. And every other autocrat will have reason to suspect they might be, too. More
DARE: Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer of ‘Extortion and Blackmail’
Jeff Bezos accuses American Media Inc., the company behind The National Enquirer, of extortion and blackmail, setting off speculation of ties between... More
DARE: Donald Trump’s Allies Are Going after Sherrod Brown’s Journalist Wife
America Rising, a leading Republican opposition research group, found to be requesting access to record pertaining to journalist and journalism professor... More
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I imagine there are still likely to be scores of UF professors who will sidestep getting involved in any form of public testimony, just b/c the politics, risk, intimidation factors here are so high. The damage may already be done in FL. #academicfreedom https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/21/us/florida-professors-free-speech.html
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