Bahrain’s Threat to Crack Down on Social Media Users Would Violate Free Expression, Says PEN America
“Punishing people for reading statements and commentary the government doesn’t like is a clear violation of fundamental freedoms of expression and an unwarranted restriction on access to information,” said… More
Bahrain: Charging of U.S. Journalists Signals Kingdom’s Ongoing Hostility towards Free Speech
Bahraini authorities’ decision to arrest and charge four U.S. journalists for reporting on a protest marking the fifth anniversary of pro-democracy uprisings in the kingdom is a clear violation… More
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab Pardoned and Released from Prison
The release from prison on 14July 2015 after more than three months in solitary confinement, of Nabeel Rajab, human rights defender, writer and President of the Bahrain Centre for… More
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Campus speech bills have been gaining steam across the country-- but some of their provisions pose serious risks for the suppression of legitimate speech, by #PENAmerica's @jzfriedman and @soraya_ferdman https://t.co/atU0Ksy8xV
#LosAngeles! Join us in celebrating @ElaineWelteroth‘s debut memoir MORE THAN ENOUGH as part our our #SummerSalons series in partnership with California African American Museum -- on June 20. https://t.co/lgSqUEi7Kc