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“We condemn the escalatory tactics used against Arundhati Roy. This case demonstrates all too clearly how protracted legal harassment, now…
“The attacks against author Thenmozhi Soundararajan and her allies are intended to drive voices from the public square and prevent…
“The Modi government’s educational censorship via the rewriting of school textbooks is alarming,” said Nadine Farid Johnson, Managing Director of…
Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, Chief Program Officer, Literary Programming at PEN America, said, “The recipients of our Literary Awards’ three career…
“In the last two years, we have witnessed a steady rise in threats and persecution of artists across Asia, a…
“The continued detention of Vernon Gonsalves puts his life at imminent risk and stems from arbitrary accusations which have yet…
Over 100 writers and artists joined PEN America and PEN International in urging Indian President Droupadi Murmu to defend free…
PEN America condemns this campaign of intimidation and retaliation against writers and public intellectuals, and supports their rights to free…
“The reality is that artists in many parts of Asia are increasingly at risk merely for exercising their fundamental right…