Research & Reports

  • Global Free Expression

    “Save Our Mother Tongue”

    Beijing has silenced Mongolian voices, all the while expanding its arsenal of tactics to influence the information ecosystem.

  • A speaker gestures toward a large screen in a university lecture hall. The screen reads “America’s Censored Campuses 2025,” with some words blacked out, above the phrase “Expanding the Web of Control.” An audience watches.
    Educational CensorshipCampus Free SpeechU.S. Free Expression

    Expanding the Web of Control

    Government censorship of free speech and academic freedom has reached unprecedented heights on U.S. campuses as lawmakers extend a web…

  • A matchbox with highlighted text on censorship overlays the box; several pink-tipped matches are inside, with three burnt matches lying beside it. Title reads: “The Bills Igniting Book Bans” with a subtitle about library censorship.
    Banned Books

    The Bills Igniting Book Bans

    Learn more about how state laws are propelling book bans at the local level and the impact they are having…

  • Banned Books

    The Normalization of Book Banning

    This report offers a window into the complex and extensive climate of censorship between July 1, 2024 through June 30,…

  • Ruined buildings and debris in Gaza, with an overturned vehicle among the rubble and people walking in the foreground. The text reads: All That Is Lost: The Cultural Destruction of Gaza.
    Global Free Expression

    All That Is Lost

    The war has inflicted a catastrophic blow to Gaza’s cultural life and heritage, erasing records of Palestinian history that go…

  • A blueprint-style map of Florida with text: The Blueprint State: Lessons from Parents Left Behind by Parental Rights Policies in Florida on a blue grid background.
    U.S. Free ExpressionBanned BooksEducational CensorshipFlorida

    The Blueprint State

    A wave of education laws in Florida has had a detrimental impact on the state’s schools, chilling the climate for…

  • A digital illustration features the text “Treating Online Abuse Like Spam” above a funnel filtering various online symbols like shields, lightning bolts, chat bubbles, and spam warnings. PEN America and CR logos are displayed.
    Online Abuse & Digital Safety

    Treating Online Abuse Like Spam

    Social media platforms are not sufficiently investing in mechanisms that alleviate the harms of online hate and harassment.

  • A graphic showing the Bill of Rights being shredded in a meat grinder, with text: “A Five-Alarm Fire for Free Speech: The Trump Administration’s 100 Day Assault on Free Expression.”.
    U.S. Free Expression

    A Five-Alarm Fire for Free Speech

    No federal administration has moved as swiftly to exert broad new controls over what people can say, read, learn, research,…

  • Six people stand side by side in front of a blue, handwritten-text background. Bold text reads “Freedom to Write Index 2024.” Photo credits appear in small print at the bottom.
    Global Free ExpressionWriters at Risk

    Freedom to Write Index 2024

    The number of writers jailed reached a new high, with at least 375 behind bars in 40 countries during 2024,…

  • Collage titled Exploring How to Build Community-Level Resilience Against Disinformation with images of events in Texas, Florida, and Arizona. Each photo shows people gathered for discussions or presentations on the topic.
    Disinformation

    Exploring How to Build Community-Level Resilience Against Disinformation

    Disinformation, and the ability to counter it, is intertwined with factors including trust, polarization, economic conflict, social isolation, prejudice, and…

  • A stack of colorful books with visible titles, such as A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, lies in the bottom section. In the background, a chalkboard displays the text: Cover to Cover: An Analysis of Titles Banned in the 23-24 School Year.
    Banned BooksU.S. Free Expression

    Cover to Cover

    Introduction In the 2023-2024 school year, there were more than 10,000 instances of banned books in public schools, affecting more…

  • An art museum gallery with empty picture frames on the walls. A wooden bench sits on the wooden floor. Overlaid text reads, The Censorship Horizon: A Survey of Art Museum Directors.
    U.S. Free Expression

    The Censorship Horizon

    Introduction Art museums occupy a distinct space in the landscape of American cultural and educational institutions. According to a 2021…