Pen America report documents coronavirus pandemic's chilling effect on free speech
According to Pen America, a freedom of expression advocacy organization, in 2020, at least 273 writers, academics, and public intellectuals in 35 countries were in prison or unjustly held in detention in connection with their writing, their work, or related activism. It’s a considerable uptick from the organization’s estimate of at least 238 writers and public intellectuals in 2019. And the pandemic is in part to blame.
Source: washingtonpost.com