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FAQs on Free Speech and the Capitol Hill Insurrection
The insurrection on Capitol Hill has raised serious questions about free speech and free expression. Here, we answer your most pressing First Amendment concerns. More
PEN Out Loud
This winter, our PEN Out Loud conversations shift our focus inward, examining who we once were, who we are now, and who we’d like to become. More
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Amid Protest Crackdown in India, PEN America Calls for Protection of Free Expression
Members of Congress Speak Out in Support of Belarus
PEN America Condemns Communications Shutdowns, Writer Arrests Amid Myanmar Coup
Open Letter to Utah’s Murray City School District Officials
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Zak Salih
Works of Justice Podcast: Maurice Chammah
Journalists Arrested Across Russia Amid Broader Crackdown Against Protesters
The PEN Pod: Writing as Medicine with Sandra Cisneros and Jane Marchant
Setting New Norms for the Dorms: Campus Free Speech and Residence Life in 2021
Chinese Writer and PEN America Honoree Marks One Year in Detention
Media Literacy Toolkit
Barack Obama and the Freedom to Write
The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Devastating Toll on Journalism
Protecting Your Devices—and Your Privacy—During Protests
The Fight Against Disinformation Requires the Right Tools
SIGN NOW: Iran Must Release Nasrin Sotoudeh
How to Talk to Friends and Family Who Share Misinformation
Free Speech 2020: An Interview with Nupol Kiazolu, President of Black Lives Matter Greater NY
An Open Letter in Solidarity with the People of Belarus
Celebrating Black-Owned Indie Bookstores
Into the Streets: Writers Recommend Books of Protest
PEN America’s Guide for Combating Protest Disinformation
Black Literature – Past, Present, and Future: A Reading List
Freedom to Write Index 2019
PEN America’s Guide on COVID-19 and Disinformation
PEN America On 
We have a new newsletter @PENamerica! It's called PEN Points and it gives you weekly insights into free speech, the big questions around free expression in the U.S. and abroad, and highlights the amazing work my colleagues are doing! https://mailchi.mp/pen/penpoints?mc_cid=d4c5fdc4c3&mc_eid=c9cb8ee708
Kazuo Ishiguro’s forthcoming novel KLARA AND THE SUN is on @PhillyInquirer's top books to read this winter! Join Kazuo Ishiguro & @jiatolentino's discussion on 3/4 as part of #PENOutLoud! Tickets available now: https://bit.ly/35AHAi7. https://bit.ly/2OMvL2A
Upcoming
[VIRTUAL] Dare to Dream: A Reading with DREAMing Out Loud
Thursday, February 18, 2021
6:30–7:30pm ET
Dare to Speak
PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel’s book Dare to Speak, providing a pathway for navigating and defending free speech, is on sale!





































