DARE: How America’s Largest Local TV Owner Turned Its News Anchors Into Soldiers In Trump’s War On The Media
The country’s largest broadcaster, Sinclair Broadcast Group, with nearly 200 local TV stations and seeking FCC approval for a deal to gain many more, forces it news anchors across… More
DARE: Ben Carson Removes Anti-Discrimination Language From HUD Mission Statement
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson deletes language promising inclusive and discrimination-free communities from department’s mission statement, and separately a HUD employee accuses him of conducting a "witch… More
From Nigeria to New York: A Writer at Risk Joins Fordham University’s Faculty
Ugbabe’s fiction delves deep into the fabric of Nigerian life, exploring the psyche and identities of women as they negotiate their way through changing situations and circumstances in life. More
DARE: Firm behind Trump dossier refuses to comply with Russia probe subpoena
Firm that prepared notorious Trump dossier cites First Amendment grounds, among others, for refusing to comply with House Intelligence Committee subpoena. NFL owners meet to discuss player protests amid... More
DARE: Trump admin backs baker in discrimination case
Trump Administration Justice Department backs baker in Supreme Court case testing whether religious freedom can justify refusal to comply with state laws barring discrimination against LGBT individuals. More
‘Citizens Must Draw Line Between Free Speech and Arbitrary Spite’: Nigerian Writers Call for Calm in Response to ‘Ethnic Hate Speech’
In response to the worsening climate, a group of Nigerian writers are calling for restraint amid heated rhetoric as the nation splinters along ethnic and religious lines. More
Godwin Agbroko | Status: Murdered | Nigeria
Godwin Agbroko, editorial board chairman of the private daily This Day, was arrested on two separate occasions in 1995, and again in 1996, when he spent several months in… More
Ogaga Ifowodo | Status: Released | Nigeria
Poet Ogaga Ifowodo was arrested around November 6, 1997 on his way home from the Commonwealth Summit in Edinburgh, where he and other activists appealed for stronger sanctions against… More
Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
First Amendment expert worries over the use of the Espionage Act, scientists rally for facts, and internet users across the globe worry over their privacy. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Facebook Live is used as a platform for a horrific act of violence, Trump again denigrates the legitimacy of protesters, and more. More
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