Burmese Artists Arrested For Mural Depicting Dangers of Coronavirus
These charges demonstrate how dangerous laws that criminalize peaceful speech can be. More
PEN America Condemns Sentencing of Five Myanmar Actors
“The imprisonment of these five young creative artists echoes the harsh punishments meted out to satirical poets and comedians such as Zarnagar during the years of military rule." More
DARE: Sentsov Released, PEN America Honoree Calls for Release of Other Prisoners
Dozens of U.S. states are set to launch antitrust and privacy investigations into Facebook and Google as scrutiny of the big tech firms increases. More
Burmese Filmmaker Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi Sentenced to One Year Hard Labor for Posts Critical of Military
“Imprisoning Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi, a prominent filmmaker and human rights advocate, for merely speaking his mind on a personal Facebook page demonstrates the growing lengths to which… More
DARE: House Homeland Security Committee Subpoenas 8chan Owner
The House Homeland Security Committee subpoenas the owner of 8chan, the messaging forum linked to three mass shootings this year, to testify before... More
DARE: House Condemns Trump’s Attack on Four Congresswomen as Racist
House votes along party lines to condemn President Trump's tirade against four Democratic Congresswomen of color as racist. While defending the... More
House Passes World Press Freedom Day Resolution
"The United States should fight against threats to free expression worldwide for the safety of journalists and the health of democratic society." More
PEN America and PEN Myanmar Jointly Call for End to Government Internet Shutdown in Myanmar
"The internet shutdown implemented by the government is a direct violation of basic freedom of expression and access to information rights for affected citizens in the west of Myanmar,”… More
DARE: Migrant Children Are Suffering at the Border. But Reporters Are Kept Away from the Story.
As second-hand reports emerge of inhumane conditions at detention facilities for migrants, limits on access to members of the press come under scrutiny... More
DARE: Facebook Has a New Rapid Response Team to Prevent Fueling Violence
Facebook creates new strategic task force to provide rapid response review of content in effort to avoid fueling violent conflict. Republican Senator... More
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Trump and Biden have both called for an end to #Section230, the law that protects websites from being responsible for their users. We read four proposals from the Senate and DOJ and found three and a half ways not to fix the internet: https://bit.ly/3dUCiz4.
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said he would veto a bill regulating fake news, which has also been criticized by social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter, if it comes to his desk from Congress in its present shape. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-politics-fake-news-idUSKBN2433FN
PEN America and @pen_belarus demand the immediate release of recognized Belarusian philanthropist Viktar Babaryka and his son, Eduard, and call for the removal of restrictions on their cultural projects: https://rb.gy/ekv5r1.