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Crackdown on Free Expression and Dissent Widens in Tunisia, With Arrest of Poet and Scholar Sami Dhibi Over a Facebook Post
August 1, 2023
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New PEN America White Paper: The Human Spark That Drives Creativity Must be Safeguarded As Potential Threats Loom from Artificial Intelligence
July 31, 2023
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PEN America: Bill Intended to Protect Children Online Would Likely Block Them From Information They Need, Especially on Health and Wellness Concerns
July 28, 2023
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PEN America: “Disturbing” Decision to Take Away 28 School Libraries in Houston
July 28, 2023
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Texas Law Requiring Book Ratings for “Sexual Relevance” in Schools Spurs Lawsuit
July 26, 2023
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“Blatantly Inappropriate Investigation” of Texas A&M Professor After She Criticized the Lieutenant Governor
July 25, 2023
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Wisconsin Teacher Fired for a Private Tweet: an “Extreme and Punitive Overreaction”
July 24, 2023
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Additional Parents Join Lawsuit Against Book Bans in Florida’s Escambia County
July 21, 2023
Learn More: Additional Parents Join Lawsuit Against Book Bans in Florida’s Escambia County
“Callousness” of Decision to Add Four Years to Journalist’s Imprisonment in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, Compounded by Arrest of a Second Journalist Who Criticized the Added Sentence
July 21, 2023
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