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Trump cabinet compete to praise President at televised meeting; Megan Kelly criticized for hosting fake news proponent; and more in free expression in the United States and around the… More
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DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
The central role of the media and journalism is on full display during fired FBI director Comey's riveting Congressional testimony. So is the state of truth, as "lies" and… More
Qatari Poet Mohammed Al Ajami Released from Prison
PEN America is delighted by reports that Qatari poet Mohammed al Ajami has been released from prison. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., October 20
Qatar urged to free jailed poet, Angolan rapper on hunger strike weakens, and the French media file a lawsuit on behalf of a reporter. More
(Poem from a Prison Cell)
If you ask after my finest day / on an occasion when words of pride are called for / I’d call history to mind, and say: / It was… More
Mohammed al-Ajami | Status: Released | Qatar
Born on December 24, 1975, Mohammed al-Ajami, a Qatari citizen, is a poet and a third-year literature student at Cairo University. He is married with two daughters and two… More
Qatar Authorities Thwart PEN Prison Visit with al-Ajami
PEN representatives were denied access to jailed poet Mohammed al-Ajami this week after Qatar’s highest court upheld the poet’s 15-year sentence on Monday. Al-Ajami remains in solitary confinement two… More
Qatar court upholds poet Mohammed al-Ajami’s sentence
PEN's Freedom to Write Coordinator Sarah Hoffman appeared on The Huffington Post Live this morning with Ahmed Shihab-Eldin to discuss the case of Qatari poet Mohammad al Ajami, sentenced… More
PEN American Center Protests Fifteen-Year Prison Sentence for Qatari Poet
Al Ajami was arrested in 2011 on charges of “inciting the overthrow of the ruling system” and insulting the emir after a video of him reading an original poem… More
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