Thai Artist Arrested for Posting About Country’s Coronavirus Screening
The arrest of Danai Ussama sets an alarming precedent for the muzzling of speech in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. More
DARE: YouTube Bans Neo-Nazi and Holocaust-Denial Videos in Push against Hate Speech
YouTube takes new steps against hate speech on its platform, banning neo-Nazi and Holocaust denial videos. A Pew Center survey seems to indicate that... More
DARE: Robert L. Bernstein, Publisher and Champion of Dissent, Dies at 96
Robert Bernstein, longtime chairman of Random House and founder of Human Rights Watch, has died. A new survey finds press freedoms for Native American... More
DARE: Sacramento Bee Reporter Detained, Two More Journalists Covering Protest March among 84 Arrested
FBI Director Christopher Wray says that while the U.S. had not seen a 'material impact on election infrastructure' from foreign adversaries in the recent... More
DARE: On Amazon, a QAnon Conspiracy Book Climbs the Charts—with an Algorithmic Push
Amazon's algorithms push “QAnon: An Invitation to the Great Awakening,” a book supportive of the QAnon conspiracy to the top of its best seller list. More
DARE: CBP Apologized after an Agent Questioned a Buzzfeed News Reporter about Trump Coverage
Top Customs and Border Protection official apologizes to BuzzFeed News reporter who was aggressively questioned by an agent about articles on Trump admin... More
DARE: ‘Transgender’ Could Be Defined Out of Existence Under Trump Administration
Trump Administration reported to be considering dramatic roll back in recognition and civil rights protection of transgender people. More
DARE: PETA sues Texas A&M president, says university blocked them on Facebook over dog research comments
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sues Texas A&M University for suppressing critical comments on the college's Facebook page. Soros Foundations to depart Hungary under pressure from a… More
DARE: The many reactions to Michelle Wolf’s speech
While President Trump vilifies journalists at Michigan rally, debate erupts over whether comedian’s routine was too harsh at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington. More
DARE: The Follower Factory
The New York Times outlines how purchased fake followers on Twitter up their owners’ influence in the public dialogue and drown out other voices. More
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During the pandemic, PEN America continued introducing new emerging voices of international writers through @penworldvoices. Listen to Russian poet from Chechnya Lolita Agamalova in our series "Writers in Residence": https://bit.ly/3cv0WY2.
Women, many of them students, are speaking out against a patriarchy that controls the military, the monarchy, and the Buddhist monkhood, Thailand's most powerful institutions. https://nyti.ms/3i4SUpQ