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ICYMI: BBC journalist @SarahRainsford discussed her abrupt expulsion from Russia, what it means for free expression, and the limits of press freedom in today's Russia on #thePENpod. LISTEN 🎧 : https://bit.ly/3ki6jPO.

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Calling all YA fans! During Banned Books Week (9/30), PEN America is hosting a virtual conversation to address how we can work to protect our youth from the threats to free expression with award winning author @jewell_p_rhodes and YA author @KMcWilliams17. https://bit.ly/3hSSPbG

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A public high school in Ohio managed a remarkable feat:

It censored a college course & led police and prosecutors to investigate the class.

The school is violating the First Amendment.

We joined a coalition of civil liberties orgs to demand they stop.

https://go.thefire.org/ohio-high-school-seizes-books/

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