DARE: Twitter is Sweeping Out Fake Accounts, Suspending More than Seventy Million in Two Months
Twitter significantly escalates suspension of fake and suspicious accounts. News organizations debate rationale for broadcasting live Trump rallies. More
He Can Still Be Saved: 32 Days Into His Hunger Strike, Oleg Sentsov Must Be Released Immediately
Sentsov faces an uphill battle; the Russian state does not like ultimatums, and the chance that he will succeed in securing freedom for his fellow Ukrainian prisoners is very… More
In Light of Hunger Strike, PEN America Demands Oleg Sentsov’s Immediate Release
We, the undersigned artists, writers, filmmakers, and activists, join PEN America to call for the immediate and unconditional release of the wrongfully imprisoned Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov. In light… More
DARE: Man in Custody after Swastikas Found Painted on Gravestones
Arrest made after Illinois cemetery is defaced with swastikas. Gay valedictorian at a Catholic high school gives his speech via bullhorn after the school rejects it. Starbucks bias training… More
2014 World Cup Beyond the Headlines: Funk Music Banned
As Argentina and Germany go head-to-head this weekend, visitors to Brazil are more likely to hear racist chants the popular Brazilian 'baile funk'. More
2014 World Cup Beyond the Headlines
Beyond the headlines, there are stories on free expression and human rights at the Cup and in its contending teams' home nations: arrests in Iran, U.S. Supreme Court a… More
World Cup: NSA Spying Well Offside
The U.S. gets a red card for free expression. More
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