PEN America Responds to Israeli Defense Force Probe in Killing of Al Jazeera Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh: “Too Little, Too Late”
Liesl Gerntholtz, director of the PEN/Barbey Freedom To Write Center at PEN America, stated: “The IDF’s investigation into the tragic shooting of Shireen Abu Akleh comes far too late… More
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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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