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DARE: For Many Rural Residents in U.S., Local News Media Mostly Don’t Cover the Area Where They Live

News DigestApril 16, 2019

Pew survey finds that a majority of rural residents say their local news media covers areas other than theirs, while a majority of urban residents say... More

DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression

News DigestJuly 14, 2017

President Trump calls Chinese President Xi Jinping a “very good man” just hours after famed writer Liu Xiaobo dies in Chinese custody. More

Free Expression Daily Digest: Wednesday, October 19

News DigestOctober 19, 2016

UN experts urge India to release rights activist in Kashmir, and more. More

The PEN Ten with Abdellah Taïa

Interview
By: PEN America | April 19, 2016

"I have always functioned alone. I believe in a single voice changing the world. I don't place much trust in groups." More

Free Expression Digest: Tues., December 1

News DigestDecember 1, 2015

Prominent Turkish human rights lawyer assassinated, Google denies agreement to monitor anti-Israel videos, Poland: Culture minister wants to ban play. More

Free Expression Digest: Wed., November 18

News DigestNovember 18, 2015

Iranian journalist sentenced, Encryption debate reignited, and Bangladesh blocks Facebook and other social-media platforms. More

Free Expression Digest: Tues., November 17

News DigestNovember 17, 2015

The dangers to national security whistleblowers, Sikh-Canadian journalist wrongly ID'd as terror suspect, and students in Myanmar halt hunger strike. More

Free Expression Digest: Mon., November 16

News DigestNovember 16, 2015

French music journalist describes escape, Reaffirming the importance of human rights, and Germany announces limits on citizen spying. More

Free Expression Daily Digest: Mon., November 2

News DigestNovember 2, 2015

Petition urges pardon of Iranian poets, Al Qaeda claims responsibility for Bangladesh attacks, and China Xinjiang Daily editor is sacked. More

Authors, Literary Orgs Respond to ‘Hebdo’ Attack in Paris

By: Clare Swanson | January 8, 2015

...the PEN American Center has issued a statement in response to the the attack Wednesday on the Paris offices of newspaper Charlie Hebdo, described by the group as an… More

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Included in the 3rd issue of The Journal of Women and Criminal Justice is our director of Prison and Justice Writing @caits_meissner's letter underscoring the importance of uplifting the voices of incarcerated women. Read more here: https://www.njreentry.org/application/files/7316/7847/0620/The_Journal_of_Women_and_Criminal_Justice_Summer_Edition_2023.pdf

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#AvantGardeLawyers request to order release of Galal El-Behairy. Read the AGL letter to Prosecutor General: https://www.ramyessam.com/post/avant-garde-lawyers-request-to-order-release-of-egyptian-poet-galal-el-behairy #FreeGalal #TillTheLastPrisoner

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