DARE: Sarah Sanders Calls for Investigation into Anonymous Op-Ed Author
At the White House briefing, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders calls for an investigation into the anonymous New York Times op-ed writer. As the nationwide prison strikes came to… More
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MYANMAR: Detention of Editor and Columnist Underscores Need to Reform Telecommunications Law
The detention of a newspaper editor and commentator in Myanmar illustrates how the Telecommunications Law is being used as a cudgel against free expression More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
59% of Americans don't agree with Trump that the media is "the enemy of the American people", head organizers arrested at New York women's march, and more. More
Germany: Comic faces prosecution for poem mocking Turkey’s president
The German government’s authorization for the prosecution of comedian Jan Böhmermann for broadcasting a crude poem that allegedly insulted Turkey's president infringes on the fundamental right to freedom of… More
Rejecting the Assassin’s Veto
None of us must endorse the contents of Charlie Hebdo's cartoons in order to affirm the principle of free expression for which they stand. More
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Mark your calendars! @ReeAmilcarScott will be discussing his new short story collection THE WORLD DOESN'T REQUIRE YOU with cultural critic Vinson Cunningham as part of our #PENOutLoud series on 9/10: https://t.co/qXeagGsFWL.
PEN America calls the abduction and beating of well-known Zimbabwean comedian and satirist Samantha Kureya "a serious affront to human dignity and artistic freedom of expression everywhere." Read our full statement here: https://t.co/isc8HOLSDM. @AtRiskArtists
This Sunday, August 25, will mark the 5th anniversary of Oleg Sentsov's sentencing. PEN America urges the Russian government to release him immediately and unconditionally, and continues to advocate for his case. Learn more: https://t.co/AghFgmzIuz. #FreeSentsov