PEN expresses alarm over detention of Gambian independent paper editor & manager
Your Excellency, On behalf of the 3,100 members of PEN American Center, an international organization of writers dedicated to protecting freedom of expression wherever it is threatened, we are… More
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Books saved me. They empowered me.They showed me a way in and they showed me a way out. They gave me a voice. Books are that powerful. They are lifelines. We cannot let the banners win. #righttoread #freadom @jonfreadom @TasslynM @PENamerica
🧵Educational gag orders don't just lead to sanitized lesson plans for #teachers—they rob #students of opportunities to learn from a wide range of views and life experiences.
Read the findings in the new PEN America report #AmericasCensoredClassrooms:
