DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
DOJ's crackdown on leaks undermines years of negotiations with media organizations to protect journalists from surveillance, Gen. Kelly faces uphill battle in tackling White House's lies, Pussy Riot detained… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo, who through his writing and activism relentlessly spoke truth to power and fought for justice in China, dies while serving an 11-year prison sentence. More
Samantha Bee, Trevor Noah Urge U.S. to Call on Russia to Release Ukrainian Director
Wim Wenders, Salman Rushdie, Agniezska Holland and Margaret Atwood are also among the 86 industry figures calling for action by new U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Entertainment industry figures… More
PEN America Launches Campaign to Free Ukrainian Writer and Filmmaker Oleg Sentsov
Chimamanda Adichie, Trevor Noah, and other creative allies joined PEN America in a letter calling on Rex Tillerson to press for the immediate release of Oleg Sentsov. More
Oleg Sentsov: I don’t want my children to live in a country of slaves
The you of today looks back at the you of yesterday, more sober, more shrewd, and in some ways even more cruel. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Free speech advocates come together in a powerful defense of freedom of speech and the press at the PEN America gala, Breitbart denied Congressional press access and more. More
2017 Literary Gala: Oleg Sentsov, PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award
Oleg Sentsov is but 1 of 44 Ukrainian prisoners who are incarcerated in Russia today ... He asks that, when you speak of him, you don’t forget the others. More
2017 Literary Gala: Alan Cumming
I’m in prison, and like any prisoner, it is very difficult for me to answer a simple childish question: “Daddy, when are you coming home?” More
PEN America Annual Literary Gala Honors Stephen Sondheim, The Women’s March, and Imprisoned Ukrainian Filmmaker Oleg Sentsov
New York’s literary community gathered Tuesday night at the 2017 PEN America Literary Gala to honor master composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, Macmillan CEO John Sargent, The Women’s March,… More
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