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A Step-By-Step Guide to Free Speech on College Campuses

by Hakim Bishara September 26, 2019September 26, 2019

PEN America has launched a comprehensive online resource that provides practical guidance for university administrators and students.

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Louisiana Supreme Court Ends Rule Banning the Outdoor Sale of Art in New Orleans

by Zachary Small September 26, 2018

A city law effectively banned the outdoor sale of art outside the French Quarter, but one artist has helped to set a new precedent with his win against the code on First Amendment grounds.

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Dubai, a City Known for Censorship, Launches Typeface for Self-Expression

by Claire Voon May 2, 2017May 1, 2017

The city’s latest branding endeavor is Dubai Font, created in partnership with Microsoft and available for free in 23 languages.

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An Online Platform Tracks the Suppression of Civic Freedoms Worldwide

by Allison Meier February 6, 2017February 6, 2017

The CIVICUS Monitor is an interactive map that gathers news about crackdowns on civil society in 134 countries.

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University Plans to Remove Two WPA Murals for Colonial Depictions

by Allison Meier August 12, 2016August 13, 2016

Two WPA murals at the University of Wisconsin–Stout are planned to be removed from public view due to their colonial views of Native Americans.

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When A Benefit Against Censorship Gets Censored

by Laura C. Mallonee May 21, 2015May 21, 2015

A New York benefit show for the National Coalition Against Censorship cancelled last week over allegedly offensive material will go on at a new venue — though without the Mohammed-themed play that first started the controversy.

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High School Art Showing Police Violence Spawns Social Media Outrage

by Laura C. Mallonee May 18, 2015May 21, 2015

When a New Jersey high school art department turned its gym into a temporary gallery last Tuesday, it couldn’t have predicted the controversy that would follow.

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Four Cartoonists Among 12 Dead in Attack on French Satirical Magazine

by Benjamin Sutton January 7, 2015January 9, 2015

Four of France’s most highly regarded cartoonists are among the 12 people murdered in an attack at the Paris office of the magazine Charlie Hebdo on the morning of January 7.

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Chalk Activist Triumphs over Big Bank

by Lyra Kilston July 1, 2013July 3, 2013

LOS ANGELES – Political activist Jeff Olson was acquitted today of vandalism charges brought against him by the city of San Diego in a case that even the mayor called “nonsense prosecution.”

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