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May 3 is World Press Freedom Day – but press freedom for whom?

Join Christopher Blackwell, C. Dreams, Juan Moreno Haines, and Rahsaan Thomas for a discussion about the limits of first amendment rights.

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The Federal Bureau of Prisons bans incarcerated people from being journalists and most states have partially or entirely banned them from receiving compensation for their work. Their phone calls and mail are monitored and many report experiencing retaliation for their work, including random searches and sudden transfers.

Despite this, journalists like Dreams, Blackwell, and Haines are writing for some of the biggest publications in the world, reporting on everything from solitary confinement, to hunger strikes, to trans rights inside prisons.

This event is hosted by the National Writers Union’s Freelance Solidarity Project, Prism Reports, Solitary Watch, and Empowerment Avenue. FSP-NWU member-organizer Khawla Nakua will moderate.

https://freelancesolidarity.org/events/behind-enemy-lines/