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The State of Free Expression in the U.S. and Abroad


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Free-speech advocates Garry Kasparov, former world chess champion, political activist, and chairman of the Renew Democracy Initiative; Evan Mawarire, Zimbabwean pastor, democratic activist, and director of education at the Renew Democracy Initiative; and Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America, discuss the state of free expression in the United States, Russia, Zimbabwe and around the world. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.

 

This program is presented in partnership with the Renew Democracy Initiative and the Center for Constitutional Design at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law


Additional Resources

  • An Open Letter on American Democracy from Global Dissidents
  • “Forgotten Prisoners, Writing for Freedom – Egypt,” Frontlines of Freedom podcast
  • "Narges Mohammadi, PEN America"
  • Garry Kasparov, Winter Is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped
  • Evan Mawarire, 2023 Commencement Address at the Georgetown School of Foreign Service
  • Evan Mawarire, “This Flag - A Lament of Zimbabwe”
  • Kasey Meehan and Jonathan Friedman, “Banned in the USA: State Laws Supercharge Book Suppression in Schools,” PEN America
  • Suzanne Nossel, Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All
  • PEN America, Freedom to Write Index 2022
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