The Administration promised free expression. The results were anything but more freedom.
As usual, China leads the pack but there is a new high of 375 total imprisoned worldwide.
We analyzed the books banned in the last school year to see which topics were most targeted.
The impact of these cuts would disproportionately harm rural states and local communities that rely on public media as a trusted source of information.
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PEN International, English PEN, and PEN America have contributed a joint submission on Egypt as part of the Universal Periodic…
(New York)—PEN America strongly condemns the extradition of Egyptian-Turkish poet and political activist Abdul Rahman Yusuf Al-Qaradawi by Lebanese authorities…
(NEW YORK) – PEN America today called on the U.S. government to increase its diplomatic pressure on Egypt to secure…
Justin Shilad, PEN America’s Middle East and North Africa research and advocacy lead, said: “The Egyptian government is responsible for…
Galal El-Behairy’s ordeal over the past five years is a testament both to his strength and the Egyptian government’s ultimate…
“The arrest of Karim Asaad and ongoing detention of Hisham Kassem once again spotlight Egypt’s dire record on freedom of…
Justin Shilad, research and advocacy lead for the Middle East and North Africa at PEN America, said: “The sentence against…
