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Free Expression Digest: Mon., June 20
Local journalist killed in Texas, Turkey police use teargas against LGBT activists, Al-Jazeera journalists sentenced to death in Egypt More
Call to Action: June 17 Day of action for Saudi Arabia
June 17, 2016 marks a confluence of significant anniversaries for several of PEN's main cases currently imprisoned in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. More
Free Expression Digest: Fri., June 17
House shifts on surveillance after Orlando shooting, Poland's new counter-terrorism law sets ominous precedent, and more More
Free Expression Digest: Thurs., June 16
Hong Kong bookseller reveals details of mainland detention, Briton denies wife imprisoned in Iran is a spy, Bollywood's free speech drama, and more More
Testimony Over Tape Recorder
I am the youngest. I am 85 and yesterday, / I was 15 in a military station; / my friends each dying, one by one; / and now I… More
Free Expression Digest: Wed., June 15
Turkey blocks access to social media over hostage photos, Bangladeshi journalist held without charge, Trump creates media blacklist More
Free Expression Digest: Tue., June 14
Street protests in Pakistan after shooting of transgender activists, Saudi blogger ends hunger strike, Syrian activist shot in Turkey More
Open letter: Writers and free expression groups call for urgent support for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
PEN and the undersigned writers and international members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) are dismayed by the serious financial crisis facing the Inter-American Commission on Human… More
The PEN Ten with Ash Parsons
"As a writer for young adults it is my responsibility to tell the truth about the things I know and which I remember. Sometimes that means shining a light… More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., June 13
Bangladesh arrests 5,000 in crackdown against extremism, former SABC board member dead, journalist threatened on eve of Mexico's election More