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PEN America “Appalled” by Conviction of Writer Tsitsi Dangarembga Linked to Peaceful Protest in Zimbabwe

Press ReleaseSeptember 27, 2022

“Tsitsi Dangarembga was arrested for exercising her right to peaceful protest. Her arrest and the long drawn out trial against her is clearly intended to send a frightening message… More

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Arrested Zimbabwean Novelist Must Be Released

Press ReleaseJuly 31, 2020

"Would that the regime cared as much about those issues as it does about silencing those who dare to raise their voices in dissent." More

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Charges Must be Dropped Against Two Zimbabwean Filmmakers and Two Other Artists For Film Screening

Press ReleaseJuly 29, 2019

“The Zimbabwean authorities’ targeting of filmmakers and culture professionals is an alarming attack on artistic freedom,” said Julie Trébault, Director of the Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) at PEN… More

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DARE: Trump Signs Executive Order on Free Speech on College Campuses

News DigestMarch 22, 2019

President Trump signs executive order including terms that deal with free speech and inquiry on university campuses, drawing reactions from wide array... More

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DARE: Democratic Lawmakers Unveil Journalist Protection Act Amid Trump Attacks on Media

News DigestMarch 13, 2019

Democratic lawmakers reintroduce the Journalist Protection Act intended to designate certain attacks on working journalists as a federal crime... More

#KeepItOn Coalition Urges Government to Keep the Internet Open and Secure in Zimbabwe

AdvocacyJanuary 16, 2019

Joint Statement by the #KeepItOn Coalition Joint letter on keeping the internet open and secure in Zimbabwe Your Excellency Minister Kazembe Kazembe, Minister of Information Communication Technology and Cyber Security, We are writing… More

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DARE: Attorney General Nominee William Barr Doesn’t Reject the Possibility of Jailing Journalists

News DigestJanuary 16, 2019

Attorney general nominee William Barr tells Senate confirmation hearing that he can conceive of situations in which journalists could be jailed. The... More

Violent Attacks on Zimbabwean Opposition Members, Efforts to Muzzle Journalists, Demonstrate Ruthless Campaign to Silence Dissent

Press ReleaseAugust 9, 2018

"Mnangagwa's comments just days ago that free speech is an indispensable element of a 'new Zimbabwe' are farcical against the backdrop of this brutal suppression of dissenting voices." More

DARE: Infowars App Downloads Surge After Tech Giants Ban Alex Jones Content from Platforms

News DigestAugust 9, 2018

Infowars traffic and downloads surge, and controversy rages, as outlet is banned from Facebook and Youtube. Newsprint tariffs strangle local newspapers. More

DARE: ‘Fake News’ Goes Global as Trump, in Britain, Rips the Press

News DigestJuly 16, 2018

President Trump takes his attacks on the democratic institution of a free press abroad, yet again branding much of the U.S. news media as the "enemy of the people"… More

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From school board meetings to statehouses to newsrooms to digital spaces—free expression is under threat around the world.

We invite high school & college students to share your thoughts—using the 10 prompts above—in our Free Expression Essay Competition: https://pen.org/free-expression-advocacy-institutes/free-expression-essay-competition/

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Astonishing report from @RANDCorporation on educational gag orders, based on their own national teacher survey & @PENamerica's report. Takeaways: teachers are self-censoring, & gag order restrictions fall disproportionately on Black teachers. Quotes in 🧵: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA134-16.html

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