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January 3, 2020

Letter in Support of Filmmaker Feras Fayyad and 'The Cave'

Feras Fayyad has been denied a visa to visit the U.S. in support of his latest film, The Cave, due to his Syrian nationality. He is being denied a voice to speak to us out of fear. Likewise, Americans are being denied the opportunity to hear from a vital voice in documentary filmmaking.

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December 4, 2019

IDA Files Lawsuit against State Department & DHS over Social Media Visa Rules

Today, IDA and Doc Society , with support from the Knight First Amendment Institute and the Brennan Center for Justice , filed a lawsuit against the

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July 5, 2019

'No Stone Unturned' case underscores cross-border threat to press rights

By Bruce D. Brown and Simon Kilmurry In August, as many as 100 officers from the Durham Constabulary in England and the Police Service of Northern

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May 2, 2019

Call for Support for Filmmakers Çayan Demirel and Ertuğrul Mavioğlu of the film Bakur

Bakur , which translates to “North” in English, is a documentary made with inside access to the Kurdish separatist group, PKK, who are considered a

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May 1, 2019

Coalition Letter to DHS Opposing Surveillance of Activists, Journalists, and Lawyers

The Honorable Kevin K. McAleenan Acting Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, D.C. 20528 Dear Acting Secretary McAleenan: We are

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April 23, 2019

IDFA and IFFR call for immediate release of Myanmar filmmaker and festival director Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi

Today, IDFA and IFFR issue a joint statement that calls for the immediate release of imprisoned Myanmar filmmaker and festival director Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi. We urge you to read the statement and sign your name below.

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March 5, 2019

Letter in Support of 'The Infiltrators' Protagonist Claudio Rojas

Dear Documentary Community: On the eve of the East Coast premiere of Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra's Sundance Film Festival Award-winning The

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February 17, 2019

Letter in Support of 'Of Fathers and Sons' Producer Hans-Robert Eisenhauer

Editor's Note: Hans-Robert Eisenhauer, the longtime documentary commissioning editor at ZDF-Arte and a documentary producer for Ventana-Film, Germany

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January 11, 2019

Statement In Support of Talal Derki

To my friends and compatriots in the documentary community - This is Talal Derki. Over the past few years, I have become very close to this

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March 23, 2016

Anatomy of “The Blackfish Effect”

The final chord of "the Blackfish effect" has finally resounded, with a stunning and unprecedented corporate policy announcement from SeaWorld. In

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