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NEW: PEN America’s latest #FreedomToWrite Index finds that at least 339 writers were held behind bars in 33 different countries during 2023. Amid war and ongoing persecution, the number of writers jailed globally reached a 5-year high. Read:

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200 students walkout in protest in #Alabama after school administration told them their student-run #BlackHistoryMonth program could not reference anything that happened before the 1970s, including slavery, the Black Panthers or the civil rights movement.

200 students stage walkout at Hillcrest High School in protest over Black History Month program

TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — Over 200 students at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa County participated in a walkout protest Wednesday following controversy involving a Black History Month pr…

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⚡️ Amnesty International names Colin Kaepernick 2018 #AmbassadorOfConscience . The award "celebrates individuals and groups who speak out for justice." Past honorees include Nelson Mandela and Malala Yousafzai

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BREAKING: In a blow to President Trump's attacks on the press, a federal court today ruled that our lawsuit against the president can proceed. He has used the powers of government to retaliate against journalists, and we look forward to our day in court.

Landmark First Amendment Lawsuit Against President Trump Will Proceed

Today a federal court ruled against President Trump in a lawsuit that claims he has used government power to retaliate against media coverage and reporters he dislikes in violation of the First...

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PEN America mourns the death of prize-winning Ukrainian author and @PenUkraine member Victoria Amelina who was struck by a Russian missile in Kramatorsk on Tuesday and died on July 1. #VictoriaAmelina #RIP

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Joan Meyer, 98-year-old co-owner of Marion Country Record, has collapsed and died one day after "illegal police raids" on her home and the newspaper's office. Legal experts have termed the raids reminiscent of what happens in totalitarian regimes.

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Today, singer-songwriter and global pop icon P!nk announced she will team up with the free expression organization PEN America and Florida bookseller @BooksandBooks to give away 2,000 banned books at her upcoming concerts in Florida.

Global Pop Icon P!nk Teams Up with PEN America to Give Away 2,000 Banned Books at Florida Concerts

Pop icon Pink is teaming up with PEN America and Books & Books to give away 2,000 banned books at her upcoming concerts in Florida.

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🧵PEN America Files Lawsuit against Florida School District over Unconstitutional Book Bans Lawsuit joined by @penguinrandom , parents, and authors asserts that Escambia County School Board unlawfully removes or restricts access to books about race, racism, and LGBTQ identities.

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Statement by PEN America's @Shan_Jan : "Sweeping raid on The Marion County Record... almost certainly violates federal law... Such egregious attempts to interfere with news reporting cannot go unchecked in a democracy."

PEN America: Police Raid on Kansas Newspaper "Almost Certainly" Violates Federal Law

n response to the police raid on The Marion County Record newspaper in Kansas, PEN America issued the following statement: "Journalists rely on confidential sources to report on matters of vital...

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Less than 48 hours after the Inauguration, the Trump Administration is asking America to believe "alternative facts" #alternativefacts

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Today PEN America is suing President Trump for using the power of the state to retaliate against the press, in violation of the First Amendment.

Literary group sues Trump, alleges free speech stifling

NEW YORK (AP) — In the three years that Donald Trump rocketed from candidate to president, the PEN American Center has criticized him as a bully, an autocrat, a user of hate speech and an enemy of...

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"That Wolf’s performance was not 'normal' for the correspondents’ dinner is a testament to its timeliness and necessity — nothing is 'normal' right now... Wolf did a better job of defending the #FirstAmendment than those who say that’s our business" #WHCD

Opinion | Michelle Wolf got it just right

The figures she scorched have shattered norms that are far more important than an unspoken prohibition on vagina jokes.

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The president responded to questions with personal attacks—calling CNN's Jim @Acosta a "rude, terrible person" and having a staff member try to seize his mic, and accusing PBS NewsHour's @Yamiche Alcindor of asking a "racist" question.

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PEN America is concerned by reports that poet Mosab Abu Toha, the founder of Gaza's only English language library, has been taken into custody by Israel's Defense Forces in Gaza. We are seeking more details and call for his protection. Our 2022 interview:

The PEN Ten: An Interview with Mosab Abu Toha

In this PEN Ten interview, we spoke with Mosab Abu Toha, author of Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza (City Lights).

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ICYMI: Terry Bradshaw asks if Trump and Mike Pence understand the fundamental rights of Americans #1A via @TomNamako

These Fox Football Announcers Just Blasted Trump's National Anthem Comments

Terry Bradshaw went off on Trump in the lead-up to Sunday's NFL matches.

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#GretaThunbergOutdidTrump trends on Twitter as Swedish climate activist turns Trump's tweeted mockery of her into her new Twitter bio.

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. @angiecthomas —author of the frequently banned The Hate U Give—responds to a @CBSSunday segment on banned books that featured only white parents from the book banning group Moms for Liberty. #BannedBooks #BlackAuthors #BlackLives

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It's not a ban, they said. It just on another shelf, they said. But the truth about the ban on @TheAmandaGorman 's book—as is often the case with book banners—was something quite different: An elaborate—& daunting—process for elementary school children simply to access a poem.

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Just to be clear: the Miami Dade district that claims @TheAmandaGorman 's The Hill We Climb hasn't been banned & is accessible to all students... has also clarified (when you read the fine print) that students must pass a reading test to read it. /1

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P!nk gives away 2,000 banned books at Florida concerts "Books have held a special joy for me from the time I was a child, and that's why I am unwilling to stand by and watch while books are banned by schools," said @Pink in a statement about the giveaway

Pink gives away 2,000 banned books at Florida concerts

The pop music icon is taking a stand against the libraries and classrooms around the U.S. that have removed books due to claims of inappropriate content related to sexuality, gender identity and race.

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“A poem cannot stop a bullet. A novel can’t defuse a bomb... But we are not helpless... We can sing the truth and name the liars... stories are at the heart of what’s happening... we must work to overturn the false narrative of tyrants... by telling better stories” Salman Rushdie

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Scientists on Twitter head for the exit. A weekend incident, amplified by @elonmusk , resulted in individuals approaching @PeterHotez outside his home, highlighting the potential risks for researchers and medical professionals still using the platform.

Scientists on Twitter head for the exit

A feud on Twitter highlights the perils of engaging on the platform and a growing tension among researchers and medical professionals.

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PEN America is suing President Trump for banning certain journalists from covering the White House and threatening to revoke credentials; now he has gone a step further by revoking the press pass of @CNN 's @Acosta , in a clear attack on the First Amendment.

White House suspends credentials for CNN's Jim Acosta

Jim Acosta was called a "terrible person" by President Trump after he refused to stop asking questions.

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Rest in peace, W.S. Merwin.

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Just before she died, Joan Meyer, a newspaperwoman since 1953, said this about a police raid on her Kansas home: “These are Hitler tactics and something has to be done.”

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Hong Kong police have identified the officer who fired a rubber baton round at the time that Indonesian journalist Veby Mega Indah was shot in her right eye while covering an anti-government protest in the city: via @SCMPNews .

Police won’t name officer linked to shooting that left journalist blind in one eye

Veby Mega Indah was permanently injured while covering a protest in Wan Chai in September, and while force says it knows which officer fired a baton round at the time, it might not have been the shot...

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Forbes has deleted an article proposing the privatization of libraries, explaining that the article "was outside of this contributor’s specific area of expertise" and asserting that "libraries play an important role in our society." (via ( @qz )

Forbes deleted a deeply misinformed op-ed arguing Amazon should replace libraries

After much backlash, Forbes appears to have pulled an article saying libraries have no value.

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🧵Journalists rely on confidential sources to report on matters of vital public concern. Law enforcement's sweeping raid on The Marion County Record and confiscation of its equipment almost certainly violates federal law & puts the paper's ability to publish the news in jeopardy.

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People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, & video game footage at a level researchers have never seen. The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation via @daithaigilbert

The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation

People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, and video game footage at a level researchers have never seen.

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#HongKong anti-government protesters queued outside businesses that openly support the democracy movement on Friday, a show of support for “yellow” restaurants and cafes reeling from the twin impact of the #coronavirus crisis and months of demonstrations.

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"I always wrote. I wrote from when I was 12... writing in a way saved me, kept me company." RIP Carrie Fisher

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1. The President of the United States is out of bounds when he calls for athletes to be fired for acts of protected speech. #TakeAKnee

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Last week, PEN America “issued a moral clarion call to Hollywood to step up its efforts to resist Chinese censorship and increase transparency,” writes @Variety . Read the full "Made in Hollywood, Censored by Beijing" report here:

Made in Hollywood, Censored by Beijing

This report examines the ways in which Beijing’s censors have affected and influenced Hollywood and the global filmmaking industry.

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Hong Kong authorities prevented the head of @hrw from entering Hong Kong, where he planned to launch the organization’s annual report highlighting rights abuses across the globe.

Hong Kong Denies Entry to Human Rights Activist

He planned to launch a report highlighting Beijing's "intensifying assault" on the global human rights system

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PEN America today called an incident at @SFSU involving counter protesters at a speaking event by activist and athlete Riley Gaines a “disaster” that “makes a mockery of the principles of free speech that allow higher education to function.” #FreeSpeech

Disruption and Harassment at Riley Gaines Speaking Event Made a "Mockery" of Free Speech

PEN America today called an incident at San Francisco State University involving counter protesters at a speaking event by activist and athlete Riley Gaines a “disaster” that “makes a mockery of the...

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Press freedom groups blast police raid of Kansas newspaper office: ‘Everyone involved should be ashamed.’ The paper condemned ‘Gestapo’ tactics after a police raid targeted journalists who investigated a local restaurant owner and police chief.

Police raid of Kansas newspaper office blasted by press freedom groups

The paper condemned ‘Gestapo’ tactics after a police raid targeted journalists who investigated a local restaurant owner and police chief. The following day, the co-owner collapsed and died. Alex...

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In an interview earlier this year, we asked Coates what he would say to those who complain that history makes them uncomfortable. He talked about the discomfort that many people feel every day, and said those who seek comfort from history don't make good citizens. (2/3)

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China poses an “existential threat” to the international human rights system, according to a new report released today by Human Rights Watch ( @hrw ) after the organization’s executive director was denied entry to Hong Kong at the weekend.

China Poses an 'Existential Threat' to International Human Rights, Says Human Rights Watch

HRW's director Kenneth Roth spoke to TIME about being denied entry to Hong Kong

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About 200 people gathered at various locations in Hong Kong to voice their discontent on Monday, a day after police arrested nearly 50 people at a march against mainland Chinese shoppers and parallel traders: via @SCMPNews .

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@officialToomaj از مردم ایران درخواست کرد تا از #اعتراضات_ایران حمایت کنند و اشعار رپی را در انتقاد از رژیم منتشر کرد. توماج در آبان ۱۴۰۱ دستگیر و در تیر ماه ۱۴۰۲، با اتهام "فساد فی الأرض" به ۶ سال زندان محکوم شد.

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“The New College board’s abolition of gender studies is…an exact copy of what Hungary did in 2018, in a ban that irreparably damaged intellectual freedom in Hungarian universities & led directly to even more extreme restrictions on campus free expression”

Ending Gender Studies at Florida’s New College Is a “Repressive Act," Echoing Hungary's Viktor Orban

PEN America sharply criticized approval today by the New College of Florida trustees to close the public college’s gender studies department. The free expression organization noted that the Florida...

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Florida teachers told to remove books from classrooms or risk felony prosecution. One teacher called the directive "a travesty to education" that interfered with efforts to "connect with books and develop [a] love of lifelong learning,” writes @JuddLegum

Florida teachers told to remove books from classroom libraries or risk felony prosecution

Teachers in Manatee County, Florida, are being told to make their classroom libraries — and any other "unvetted" book — inaccessible to students, or risk felony prosecution. The new policy is part of...

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Death threats against #ElliottLusztig and his family force a popular voice to quit @twitter for his own safety

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We need to get #ElliottLusztig trending. His voice is too important to lose b/c of Trumpster death threats #TheResistance is with u Elliott!

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"He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it." —Martin Luther King Jr. #MLKDay

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Florida mother behind ban on Amanda Gorman poem has Proud Boys links

Social media posts picture Daily Salinas at Proud Boys events and show she posted antisemitic content online

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The president has started his own news show. Has he hired a fact checker?

Trump Has Launched A "Real News" Program On His Facebook, Hosted By His Daughter-In-Law

In one video, Lara Trump said she'd be back every week to provide updates on the president's accomplishments.

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Nearly all applicants for US visas will have to submit their social media details under newly adopted rules. The State Department regulations say people will have to submit social media names and five years' worth of email addresses and phone numbers.

US demands social media details from visa applicants

Nearly all visa applicants will have to submit social media names, email address and phone numbers.

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🧵PEN America Denounces Decision by Montana House to Bar Transgender Lawmaker Rep. Zooey Zephyr from House Floor as a "Betrayal of the Democratic Process"

PEN America Denounces Decision by Montana House to Bar Transgender Lawmaker from House Floor as a...

PEN America said today that the decision by the Montana House to bar Rep. Zooey Zephyr from the House floor for the remainder of the legislative session— preventing her from participating in debate—...

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A new Hong Kong regulation banning public gatherings of more than four people, enacted last week in an effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic, has immediately stoked fears that it might be used to crack down on political dissent.

Hong Kong police are using coronavirus restrictions to clamp down on protesters

There are fears that public health regulations will be to target the ongoing protest movement.

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An opposition politician in Hong Kong has been arrested over an online post criticizing a policeman who blinded a journalist in one eye during anti-government protests last year, local media said.

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– @SuzanneNossel , CEO of PEN America, issued the following statement in response to the attack on author @SalmanRushdie : “PEN America is reeling from shock and horror at word of a brutal, premeditated attack on our former President and stalwart ally, Salman Rushdie, who was...

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"Every person with a pulse" should stand with the Muslim community says @VanJones68 in The M Word: @WajahatAli

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Last week, writer and former Independent Chinese PEN Center Board member, Gui Minhai, was sentenced by the Chinese government to 10 years in prison. In this op-ed for the @washingtonpost , Gui's daughter Angela writes about her father's unjust imprisonment:

Opinion | Why China’s cruel imprisonment of my father should terrify us all

The surreal charge against him signifies a new level of Chinese brazenness.

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"You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read." — James Baldwin, born today in 1924.

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"Every person with a pulse" should stand w/the Muslim community says @VanJones68 #TheMWord :

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Trump-appointed @FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, a former lawyer for Verizon, is expected to announce a vote on a plan to end net neutrality as soon as November 22, the day before Thanksgiving.

Save the Net from Trump

Time is running out before Trump’s FCC and Big Cable destroy net neutrality — but we can still stop them.

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After widespread unrest in 2019, dissent in Hong Kong is evolving in the coronavirus era. With the risk of infection deterring large-scale rallies, at least temporarily, protests now involve localized, spontaneous flare-ups or strikes.

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Activists and legal experts have condemned a report by #HongKong ’s police watchdog that found the force’s response to the city’s protests to be justified and within regulations.

Anger as Hong Kong watchdog clears police over protest response

Report defends crackdown despite international outrage and claims of brutality

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DeSantis: “The whole book ban thing is a hoax.” Reality: "DeSantis is vastly playing down the extent to which individual school districts & libraries... have removed books... Florida ranks 2nd, as the state with the most bans, according to PEN America."

Assessing DeSantis’s Opening Bid for the White House

We examined the Republican candidate’s defense of his record as Florida governor, his dispute with Disney and his attack on President Biden.

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"I just read a book that was wonderfully enlightening to me. It’s called 'Gender Queer.' It’s probably the No. 1 banned book in America right now.... And I learned a lot, and became even more empathetic. That’s what books are all about"—Judy Blume

Judy Blume Scoffs at Roald Dahl Books Being Rewritten for Offensive Language: ‘I Don’t Believe in...

Judy Blume discussed her disapproval of censorship and the rewriting of Roald Dahl's books.

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NEW: 52 books by 41 authors are being removed from the libraries of Utah’s largest school district, after an internal library audit determined that they contain “sensitive material” under a new law, and “do not have literary merit.” 1/

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Images relating to the #HongKong protests have been taken down from the 2020 Sony World Photography Awards ( @WorldPhotoOrg ) website: . Read about how PEN's @AtRiskArtists program highlights the power of art in these protests:

Sony World Photography Awards Removes Hong Kong Protest Images

The World Photography Organization said the images could potentially "contradict the competition’s terms and conditions."

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"Fear is not freedom. Fear is not liberty. Fear is control," Grace Linn, 100

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Police in Hong Kong arrested 14 pro-democracy figures on Saturday for "illegal assembly" in connection with mass street protests last year.

Hong Kong Police Arrest Martin Lee, 13 Other Pro-Democracy Figures

Critics say the arrests are political retaliation, at a time when the rest of the world is focused on the coronavirus pandemic.

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If you are a writer or artist authorized to enter the US but who cannot now travel due to bans, please contact @PENAmerican

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BREAKING: @pussyrrriot occupies Trump Tower with message of #FreeSentsov . @all_mary (Oleg Sentsov is the 2016 #FreedomtoWrite Award Winner)

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A Hong Kong bookseller who was detained in 2015 after selling material critical of the political elite has reopened his bookshop in Taiwan.

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"We call on Customs and Border Patrol to admit @yassmin_a to the U.S. so that she can take her rightful place in the urgent international conversation to take place at the @PENworldvoices Festival next week."

Yassmin Abdel-Magied, PEN World Voices Festival Participant, Turned Away by US Immigration Officials

"We are dismayed that an invited guest to our annual PEN World Voices Festival, Yassmin Abdel-Magied, the founder of an organization called Youth Without Borders, was turned away by US Immigration...

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PEN America responds to Elizabeth Gilbert delaying new novel: "We hope Gilbert might reconsider and we urge others to rally around the on-time publication of her book... literature and creativity must not become a casualty of war," says @SuzanneNossel .

PEN America: "Regrettable" that Elizabeth Gilbert Delayed Publication of New Novel Set in Russia

In response to news reports that author Elizabeth Gilbert has delayed indefinitely a new novel because of a backlash over its being set in Russia during the Ukraine war, PEN America issued comments...

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Or he should support the right of Hong Kong residents to exercise their freedom to speak and assemble without violent retaliation or crushing of fundamental rights.

Writers and Artists Speak Out in Solidarity with Hong Kong Protesters

Thousands of pro-democracy protesters forced a shutdown of Hong Kong’s airport. Writers and artists are bringing their powerful voices to the protests.

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Hong Kong’s government will give “priority” to a contentious bill that seeks to criminalize abuse of the Chinese national anthem, the city’s leader said Tuesday, days after a pro-Beijing lawmaker wrested control over a key committee that vets bills.

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A petition has 2300+ signatures calling for @JohnsHopkins to cancel an event () w/ Hong Kong protesters Nathan Law & Joshua Wong. The university must stand firmly against this request, in support of these individuals' rights & the groups that invited them.

Foreign Affairs Symposium announces 2020 lineup

Visitors to campus this spring include activists Joshua Wong and Nathan Law, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, Muzoon Almellehan, and Angela Davis

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PEN America stands in solidarity with journalist @RanaAyyub , who was recently prevented from traveling to London to speak about the impact of #OnlineAbuse and the growing threats to #pressfreedom in India. We demand Indian authorities #LetRanaFly and drop the charges against her.

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. @TheCAOV is concerned by the detention of journalist @RanaAyyub at the Indian border where she was stopped from boarding her flight to London in her way to speak about the offline impacts of #OnlineViolence . We stand in solidarity and demand authorities to #LetRanaFly .

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DeSantis has called book banning a "hoax." Meanwhile, Leon school district is reviewing "I am Billie Jean King" by @bradmeltzer based on one parent's complaint about the line: "You can’t choose who you fall in love with. Your heart will tell you."

Billie Jean King kids' book under review in Leon school district after parent complaint

A Florida school district is reviewing a book after a parent complained of its LGBTQ content.

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Taiwan and Hong Kong are on the frontlines of a battle to preserve media freedom from the Chinese government, according to a new report by @pressfreedom : via @TIME .

China Threatening Media Freedom in Hong Kong and Taiwan: CPJ

Half of Hong Kong's media outlets have Beijing ties, and Taiwan is being inundated with misinformation ahead of elections

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5 years

Who is Joy Ann-Reid? She's the journalist @ELLEmagazine hailed for: "Quietly, Steadily, Stealthily Changing the Game for Women on TV"

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9 months

UPDATED: Illegal raids contribute to death of 98-year-old newspaper co-owner Joan Meyer Marion County Record | Aug. 13, 2023

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11 months

17 plaintiffs—including the ALA's @FTRF , @AmericanPublish , @ABAbook , and the @AuthorsGuild —will file a federal lawsuit over new Arkansas law which exposes #librarians to criminal liability for making allegedly “obscene” books available to minors.

Librarians, Publishers, Bookstores Join Lawsuit Over Arkansas Library ‘Obscenity’ Law

Book business advocacy organizations, including the Association of American Publishers, will join a federal lawsuit over a law recently signed by Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders that exposes...

www.publishersweekly.com

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1 year

Florida students sue state for rejecting AP African American studies

Three Florida high school students have filed a lawsuit following the state's decision to ban a new AP course on African American studies.

www.fox35orlando.com

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7 years

In #TheMWord , @georgetakei & @WajahatAli discuss the WWII internment of Japanese Americans & today's #MuslimBan :

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11 months

🧵On 26 May 2023, students at @NewRoadsK12 —the California elementary school @TheAmandaGorman attended—presented a reading of The Hill We Climb in response to the removal of the book from school library shelves in Miami-Dade County in Florida.

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5 years

"We are dumbfounded by the selection of a writer who has used his public voice to undercut historical truth & offer public succor to perpetrators of genocide," says PEN America President @Egangoonsquad on Peter Handke receiving Nobel Prize in Literature: .

Statement: Deep Regret Over the Choice of Peter Handke for the 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature

PEN America: "We are dumbfounded by the selection of a writer who has used his public voice to undercut historical truth and offer public succor to perpetrators of genocide, like former Serbian...

pen.org

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1 year

PEN America v. Book Bans: Our lawsuit brings together authors whose books have been removed or restricted and parents and students in the district who cannot access the books, in a first-of-its-kind challenge to unlawful censorship. Today's press release:

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7 years

Comedy is a form of resistance. That's why satire is heavily suppressed in Russia, North Korea and China #FreeSpeech

A Trump presidency must also be a laughing matter

When skilfully wielded and pointed at the right target, satire is a powerful weapon

www.economist.com

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1 year

PEN America said in '22: "Civil defamation charges against the Guardian journalist and author Carole Cadwalladr are an attempt to silence her reporting by weaponizing the judicial system against her... (for) her critical reporting and commentary on Brexit"

Civil charge against UK journalist is effort to silent her

Civil defamation charges against the Guardian journalist and author Carol Cadwalladr are an attempt to silence her reporting by weaponizing the judicial system against her, PEN America said today....

pen.org

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4 years

Educational publishers in Hong Kong have begun erasing references to banned political groups and inserting positive references to the ruling Chinese Communist Party, as authorities begin rolling out "patriotic education" in the city's schools.

Hong Kong Erases Banned Political Groups From School Teaching Materials

The move comes as chief executive Carrie Lam says the national security law will be a 'turning point' for education in the city.

www.rfa.org

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4 years

Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan has urged the University of New South Wales to protect freedom of speech after its media team deleted posts that drew an online backlash from Chinese students.

UNSW under fire for deleting social media posts critical of China

Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan urges the University of New South Wales to protect freedom of speech after its media team deleted posts which drew an online backlash from Chinese students.

www.abc.net.au

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7 years

James Baldwin's book THE FIRE NEXT TIME was published #onthisday in 1963.

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10 months

Thousands of writers including Nora Roberts, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Michael Chabon and Margaret Atwood have signed a letter asking artificial intelligence companies like OpenAI and Meta to stop using their work without permission or compensation.

Thousands of authors urge AI companies to stop using work without permission

Nora Roberts, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Michael Chabon and Margaret Atwood are among those signing an Authors Guild letter asking artificial intelligence companies to get permission or offer compensation.

www.npr.org

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7 years

A timely reminder from Presidential historian @BeschlossDC

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4 years

Video footage of police officers in Hong Kong pinning a schoolgirl to the ground during a protest has set off a public outcry over the police’s use of force amid a widening crackdown on political dissent.

Outcry in Hong Kong After Police Tackle 12-Year-Old Girl (Published 2020)

Children’s rights groups started a petition demanding a public apology from the police force and an investigation over the girl’s treatment.

www.nytimes.com

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4 years

The Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) has expressed “extreme concern” over the fining of reporters covering a shopping mall protest. Police repeatedly searched and fined people wearing press vests on Wednesday during the gathering.

Hong Kong press body ‘extremely concerned’ after police fine journalists covering protest

The Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) has expressed “extreme concern” over the fining of reporters covering a shopping mall protest. Police repeatedly searched and fined people w…

hongkongfp.com

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7 years

Comedy is a form of #resistance . That's why satire is suppressed in Russia, North Korea and China

A Trump presidency must also be a laughing matter

When skilfully wielded and pointed at the right target, satire is a powerful weapon

www.economist.com

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4 years

Journalist @RanaAyyub joined over 100 writers, poets, activists, academics, and public servants in creating #WeWillEmerge - a collaborative project that envisions a better, stronger & more compassionate society after COVID-19. Read Rana's entry here: .

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5 years

We are thrilled to announce that Sandra Cisneros has won the PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature.

Sandra Cisneros to receive PEN/Nabokov Award for international literature

Sandra Cisneros, the Mexican American novelist whose books "The House on Mango Street" and "Woman Hollering Creek" are widely considered contemporary classics of American literature, has won the...

www.latimes.com

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11 months

Happening Now: Students at New Roads School—the #California elementary school @TheAmandaGorman attended—are presenting a reading of The Hill We Climb in response to the removal of the book from school library shelves in Miami-Dade County in #Florida . #IStandWithTheBanned

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10 months

Ta-Nehisi Coates Crashes School Board Meeting Over Banning His Book

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7 years

At a time when #FakeNews is a real threat, @JoyAnnReid shows the importance of countering disinformation #Journalism

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8 years

"It is certain ... that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have." #JamesBaldwin

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5 years

how could there be a day in your whole life that doesn't have its splash of happiness? RIP Mary Oliver.

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9 months

CNN: Law enforcement officers in Kansas raided the home and office of a newspaper owner, prompting a sharp rebuke from a press freedom group and raising constitutional questions far beyond the small city in the state.

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6 months

In response to Scholastic's announcement that it will no longer segregate diverse book titles at its school book fairs, starting in January, PEN America issued the following comment: "Scholastic recognized that, as difficult a bind as this pernicious legislation created... (1/2)

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