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(NEW YORK)—PEN America is appalled by Israeli authorities’ raid on the Palestinian Educational Bookshop in East Jerusalem, and outraged that…
(NEW YORK) – The banning of the 2023 feature film Lyd at the al-Saraya Theater in Jaffa earlier this month…
(NEW YORK)- PEN America responded today to comments from the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, denouncing threats and intimidation by Hamas against…
(NEW YORK)— In response to the Israeli government’s actions against Al Jazeera in the West Bank, PEN America issued the following statement: “The…
Liesl Gerntholz, director of the Freedom to Write Center at PEN America, said: ”Having reporters on the ground in a…
PEN America joins with other NGOs to request that, during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington, DC, the…
“We condemn and are deeply distressed by the assault and detention of Hanan Awwad by Israeli soldiers. The assault is…
If passed, this bill will allow communication minister Shlomo Karhi to shut down any foreign media outlet in Israel if…
“PEN America is deeply alarmed by the attacks on Palestinian and Israeli journalists covering the Jerusalem Day flag march. We…
