MEDIA ADVISORY: PEN America to Join Vigil Honoring Slain Journalist Christopher Allen
Allen was covering a rebel offensive in the town of Kaya, located near South Sudan’s border with Uganda, and was embedded with opposition forces for two weeks when fighting… More
Free Expression Digest: Thurs., November 19
Brazilian blogger murdered, Five Moroccan activists face prison, and a journalist in Iran is sentenced to 3 years for Facebook posts. More
Fourth Bangladeshi Blogger Killed After Request for Protection Ignored by Police
The murder today of Bangladeshi blogger Niloy Chakrabarti—the fourth killing of a secular writer in Bangladesh this year—reveals a government unable or unwilling to curb religious extremist violence. More
Breaking Through Cybercensorship
A passionate panel of cyberactivists convened at the Cooper Union as part of the ThinkSwiss festival to discuss new tools and approaches to combating online censorship. Sponsored by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and… More