US/China: VOA Needs Thorough, Independent Investigation into Journalists’ Suspension
NEW YORK - Voice of America (VOA) should ensure that its investigation into the circumstances surrounding the suspension of five VOA Mandarin Service journalists be comprehensive and fully address… More
DARE To Be Informed
Trump tried to jail journalists, Turkish security officers attack American protesters, and a sixth journalist dies in Mexico since March. Stay up to date on the latest free expression… More
As Global Policy Moves to Expand Digital Rights, U.S. Faces Crucial Fight Over Equal Access to the Internet
Net neutrality is now under threat as the FCC—under its newly appointed chair, former Verizon lawyer Ajit Pai—took an important vote on May 18 to weaken federal oversight of… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
A reporter is manhandled by FCC guards as the commission votes to overturn net neutrality rules, President Erdogan looks out as security beats protesters in front of him, and… More
Nizametdin Akhmetov | Status: Released | Russia
Nizametdin Akhmetov, a Bashkir poet, was sent to a labor camp at age 18. After 20 years of imprisonment in labor camps and psychiatric hospitals, Akhmetov was released on… More
FCC Efforts to Roll Back Net Neutrality Rules Will Have Enormous Impact on Art and Innovation
The Federal Communications Commission's decision today to begin dissolving protections for net neutrality will have an outsize impact on artists, writers, and other innovators in the United States. More
Wholesale Blocking of Internet Platforms in Ukraine is ‘Unprecedented’
By blocking popular Russian social networks, email service, and search engines, Ukrainian officials are undercutting the free expression rights of their people and borrowing from the playbook of authoritarians. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
An independent counsel has been appointed to the Trump-Russia investigation, Trump blasts media in a commencement speech, and Mexico's president promises safety amid rising violence. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Washington Post and New York Times break records, Trump allegedly pressured Comey to investigate journalists while the DOJ seeks to prosecute leakers, and more. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump and White House defend giving classified information to the Russians, a NJ Congressman attempts to intimidate an activist at work, and more. More
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