The PEN Ten with Philip Metres
"I think we Americans have to flip the question and ask, in what ways are we ourselves in a condition of carceral submission, surveilled and made docile? How much… More
The Dangers to National Security Whistleblowers
A new report released by PEN American Center has revealed a chaotic patchwork of protections for national security whistleblowers that leaves many intelligence community workers extremely vulnerable to retaliation… More
The PEN Ten with Moustafa Bayoumi
"A writer’s “revolutionary duty,” as Gabriel García Márquez once put it, is 'to write well.' The responsibility of a human being, on the other hand, is to practice compassion… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Fri., October 30
UK police cite terrorism to seize BBC laptop, writer released in Tibet, and librarian facing 5 years in Russia. More
Court Dismisses PEN Challenge to NSA Internet Surveillance
A federal district court granted the government’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a broad group of organizations challenging the… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Thurs., October 1
Khadija Ismayilova still hopeful, a Turkish columnist is injured in an assault, and a Kenyan governor drives journalists from his county. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., September 29
31 of 32 journalists released in Turkey, Cambodia cracking down on mobile phone and Internet usage, and the U.S. invests millions in Internet freedom technologies. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Fri., September 25
The cost of business with China, "Snowden Treaty," and a surveillance program named for 1990's Radiohead hit. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., September 22
Well-known blogger Ta Phong Tan freed, Facebook accused of spying on Belgian citizens, and a Somali journalist was wounded. More
CISA: Spying By Any Other Name
A new cybersecurity bill making its way through Congress could allow government agencies to access large amounts of your private data without due process. More
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