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Thai University Takes Action Against Student Free Speech Advocate

Press ReleaseAugust 20, 2021

A prominent university in Thailand earlier this month capitulated to a pressure campaign and retaliated against a student leader and free speech advocate in a country with strict laws… More

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Artists Across Asia Face Dire Threats to Free Expression

Press ReleaseJune 9, 2021

“The reality is that artists in many parts of Asia are increasingly at risk merely for exercising their fundamental right to freedom of expression.” More

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Thailand Sentences Civil Servant to 43 Years for Insulting Monarchy

Press ReleaseJanuary 20, 2021

“Today’s sentence serves as the newest and most outrageous example of how unjust and unwise Thailand’s lèse-majesté law is, and how repressively it is being wielded." More

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Thai Artist Arrested for Posting About Country’s Coronavirus Screening

Press ReleaseMarch 25, 2020

The arrest of Danai Ussama sets an alarming precedent for the muzzling of speech in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. More

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DARE: YouTube Bans Neo-Nazi and Holocaust-Denial Videos in Push against Hate Speech

News DigestJune 6, 2019

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

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DARE: Robert L. Bernstein, Publisher and Champion of Dissent, Dies at 96

News DigestMay 28, 2019

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

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DARE: Sacramento Bee Reporter Detained, Two More Journalists Covering Protest March among 84 Arrested

News DigestMarch 6, 2019

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

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DARE: On Amazon, a QAnon Conspiracy Book Climbs the Charts—with an Algorithmic Push

News DigestMarch 5, 2019

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

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DARE: CBP Apologized after an Agent Questioned a Buzzfeed News Reporter about Trump Coverage

News DigestFebruary 6, 2019

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

News DigestOctober 22, 2018

Trump Administration reported to be considering dramatic roll back in recognition and civil rights protection of transgender people. More

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"It's important that we build an army... instead of going on the defensive... we really (need to) go on the offensive... (to) protect and expand the right to read," says @TracieDHall1 #RightToReadAct #Students #Teachers #Librarians

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When it announced its A.P. course, the @CollegeBoard clearly believed it was providing a class whose time had come. After heavy criticism from Gov. DeSantis, it has removed much of the subject matter that had angered the governor and other conservatives. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/us/college-board-advanced-placement-african-american-studies.html

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I'm in awe of the strength and grace of @MsBoismier_ELA and so grateful I got to interview her about helping students fight book bans. https://twitter.com/PENamerica/status/1620784813719564288

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