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Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab Pardoned and Released from Prison
The release from prison on 14July 2015 after more than three months in solitary confinement, of Nabeel Rajab, human rights…
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Irony in China: Anti-Corruption Activist Xu Zhiyong Marks Two Years in Prison
Today marks the two-year anniversary of the arrest of Chinese activist Xu Zhiyong under charges of disrupting public order.
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New Bill Risks Transforming Egypt’s Media into Mouthpiece of the Regime
A new anti-terrorism bill in Egypt threatens to criminalize the publication of news that contradicts the official narrative of “terrorist…
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Mexico: Four Journalists, Two Weeks, Zero Arrests
The recent deaths of four journalists in Mexico in the last month—three of them in the space of a week—is…
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‘The Wounds of the Uyghur People Have Not Healed’
July 5, 2015 is the sixth anniversary of the Urumqi riots in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Ilham Tohti, winner…
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Joint letter Expresses Concern about Trigger Warnings in College Courses
A joint letter by National Coalition Against Censorship, PEN, and other organizations urges Crafton Hills College not to set a…
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Kyrgyzstan: Anti-LGBTQI law passes second reading
News that a law which will restrict positive discourse around sexual orientation has been passed in a second reading by…
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Azerbaijan: Meydan TV Director Emin Milli Threatened for Critical Reporting on European Games
On 26 June, Meydan TV Director Emin Milli reported that he had received a threat from the Azerbaijani Minister of…
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PEN Expresses Concern at Conviction in Bangladesh Contempt of Court Case
PEN American Center welcomes the exoneration of 22 people on contempt of court charges brought by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal…