Brazilian Filmmaker Subjected to Wave of Harassment After Satirical Tweet
"We are saddened and disappointed to see that Cuenca has had to endure a wave of vitriolic harassment online and face legal action as a result of his satirical… More
Proposed Brazilian Fake News Legislation Poses Threats to Free Speech
"This legislation is bad news for democracy and for free expression in Brazil." More
Greenwald Charges Suggest Government Retaliation
"It is impossible to separate these charges against Glenn from his work as an investigative reporter." More
Brazil: Arrest of Facebook Executive a Drastic and Unnecessary Measure
The arrest of a Facebook executive by Brazilian authorities over the inability of Whatsapp, a Facebook subsidiary, to hand over data it does not have is an egregious judicial… More
We Apologize for the Inconvenience, We’re Rebuilding Brazil
Brazilian scholar and professor Marina Araujo writes from Porto Alegre about free expression and the Vinegar Revolt unfolding on the streets of Brazil. More
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We are grateful to @RepCohen and @RepJoeWilson for introducing a resolution in the U.S. House decrying the Belarusian regime and its brutal suppression of the pro-democracy movement over the past year. https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-welcomes-congressional-resolution-condemning-repression-in-belarus/
Our partners at @FreedomFirst are organizing a vigil this Friday 10/1 to
honor Jamal Khashoggi on the eve of the anniversary of his murder 3
years ago. Join us in remembering all he stood for: http://fal.cn/vigil_tw.
