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New PEN America Report: Turkey’s Silencing of Writers, Intellectuals, and Artists Five Years After the Failed Coup

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Announcing the 2021-2022 Writing for Justice Fellows

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New Report: Digital Sovereignty and the Future of the Internet

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New Publication from PEN America’s Artists at Risk Connection

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PEN America Research: State Legislators Deepen Assaults on the Right to Protest

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Announcing the 2021 Emerging Voices Fellows

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Online abuse is a threat to free expression. It doesn't have to be this way.

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See Which Countries Detained the Most Writers in 2020

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For this week's episode of #thePENpod, PEN America's own Matt Bailey (@mattbailey0) dissects Pegasus spyware revelations. Then, we discuss tough questions on the latest free expression news, including Olympic protests & vaccine disinformation. LISTEN 🎧 : https://bit.ly/3iyWUkU.

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The Ministry of Justice in Belarus sent a letter this week indicating they are seeking to liquidate our sister organization PEN Belarus. Sign our petition today to show support to our #PENBelarus colleagues and friends: https://bit.ly/3BzY3l4.

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