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Shocking Arrests of Writers and Scholars in Iran Latest in Escalating Free Speech Crackdown
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33 Incarcerated Writers in 20 States Win 2025 PEN America Prison Writing Awards
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New White House Restriction on Press Access Severs One More Line of Accountability
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Government Information Manipulation on Immigration Operations Deepens Trust Deficit with Public
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Belarus: UN Submission Highlights Brutal Crackdown on Cultural Rights
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Canceling U.S. Visa for Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka is “Deeply Troubling”
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A Race to the Bottom in Utah on Book Titles Banned in Every School
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North Carolina State University Bars Palestinian-American Author From Reading Her Memoir
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Call for Immediate Release of British Journalist Sami Hamdi from ICE Custody
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