DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
White House finds few are interested in the press secretary role; secrecy abounds in drafting Senate Republicans' healthcare legislation; Mexican government's misuse of spyware to target journalists and critics… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Citizens, cities, states, and businesses defy White House, commit to Paris climate agreement; free speech on campuses under threat; Putin continues to deny involvement in U.S. election, and more… More
Russia’s Generation Z and the Digital Media Effect
Young Generation Z has grown up in a time when information about anything in the world is available online, and having experienced that freedom, they are not letting go. More
Raid on Theater Director Kirill Serebrennikov Amplifies Russian Campaign To Control Artistic Expression
Russian authorities’ raid on renowned theater and film director Kirill Serebrennikov is demonstrative of an intensifying trend of persecutions of artistic figures the government cannot control. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
The ACLU posts billboards of the First Amendment in Arabic and Spanish, Uganda tries to commit president's critic to a mental institution, and more. More
PEN America to Honor Imprisoned Ukrainian Writer and Filmmaker Oleg Sentsov with 2017 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award
The abduction, abuse, and baseless conviction of Oleg Sentsov are emblematic of Russian President Vladimir Putin's refusal to countenance dissent. More
Russian Blogger Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
Alexey Kungurov has been charged with criticizing Russia’s military operation in Syria More
Another Journalist Assault Signals No End to Russian Repression
Journalist Grigory Pasko was accosted by two muscular men in dark glasses. One of the men punched Pasko in the head, knocking him to the ground as the other… More
Ulitskaya Leads PEN America Delegation to Explore Narrowing of Russia’s Cultural Freedoms as 25th Anniversary of USSR Dissolution Looms
On January 25–29, PEN America will host a delegation of prominent Russian writers who are braving the currents of authoritarianism under President Vladimir Putin to stand up for free… More
Open Season on Russian Gays and Lesbians
These are just a few examples, but they illustrate the point: the purpose of this law isn’t just to shove LGBT people back in the closet, it’s also meant… More
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