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Three Lessons on Digital Circumvention from Canada
Our Freedom to Write Fellow shares three lessons on circumvention from a landmark digital freedom conference hosted by the research activist group Citizen Lab. More
Letter from Ethiopia’s Gulag
I am jailed, with around 200 other inmates, in a wide hall that looks like a warehouse. For all of us, there are only three toilets. More
President Obama: Discuss Human Rights in Vietnam
PEN urges President Obama to use his meeting with Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang to press for the release of dozens of writers who have been detained for their… More
Urgent Call for Content for PEN Amicus Curiae Brief on the Dangers of Surveillance
A Call to PEN members and supporters to submit literary quotes and passages reflecting on surveillance, free expression, and creative freedom More
Murder is Murder
Murder is typically a desperate crime committed by desperate people who typically don’t think or care about the punishment options they might face if they are caught. More
Shortlists Announced for the 2013 PEN Literary Awards
Today we're thrilled to announce the shortlists and judges for the 2013 PEN Literary Awards, the most comprehensive literary awards program in the country. This year, with the help… More
Journalist Killed in Russia
The violence continues in Russia as a journalist in Dagestan is murdered and the cases of many others remain unsolved. More
From Prospero to PRISM: 5 Questions about Surveillance and Literature with David Rosen and Aaron Santesso
What can literature tell us about surveillance? We grilled David Rosen and Aaron Santesso, authors of the new book on literature and surveillance entitled The Watchman in Pieces, to… More