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Trial of American Journalist Jason Rezaian Begins in Iran Today Behind Closed Doors
The espionage charges against American journalist Jason Rezaian and two others are entirely unfounded, says PEN. More
The Deteriorating State of Free Expression in Thailand
May 22 marks one year since the military coup led by now-Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, who seized power from Prime Minster Yingluck Shinawatra. Since the coup, rights to… More
International writers call for justice for bloggers murdered in Bangladesh
More than 150 writers from around the world, including Margaret Atwood, Amitav Ghosh, Karl Ove Knausgaard, Yann Martel, Salman Rushdie and Colm Tóibín have condemned the murders of Ananta… More
Cartooning for Free Expression: Free Khadija
We've teamed up with Bob Mankoff, cartoon editor at The New Yorker, and cartoonist Liza Donnelly to ask the world’s foremost satirical cartoonists to create cartoons about Khadija Ismayilova… More
The Rain Will Not Prepare You
Information doesn’t need to be true / to grow itself in your body like a peach / & be given as food to whoever, much later / What the… More
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The PEN Ten with Etgar Keret
"I think that great stories are inherently much smarter than the people who wrote them, because they are not about inventing something but rather about uniquely exposing something that… More
Freedom to Write Award Winner Khadija Ismayilova’s Pretrial Detention Extended
PEN American Center condemns the extension of Azeri investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova’s imprisonment. More
PEN Condemns the Denial of Family Visits or Support in Prison for Ilham Tohti
PEN expresses serious concern over reports that prison authorities in Xinjiang have refused to allow the jailed Uyghur writer and scholar Ilham Tohti to receive visits or support from… More
Because Hook Doesn’t Exist
He tried to run over the wife with his truck and then threatened her with a claw hammer. She told the police. Ask yourself why this sign didn’t signify… More
No Diplomacy
A comic strip by New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly about the plight of journalist Khadija Ismayilova, recipient of the 2015 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award. More
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