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“Now it is up to us”: Remembering Natalia Estemirova
Two years ago on this day, the award-winning human rights activist and journalist Natalia Estemirova was found murdered after her abduction just outside her home in Grozny. At the… More
Now it is up to us: Remembering Natalia Estemirova
[caption id="attachment_921" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Natalia Estemirova © 2007 Victoria Ivleva-Yorke"][/caption] Two years ago on this day, the award-winning human rights activist and journalist Natalia Estemirova was found murdered after her… More
PEN Mourns Loss of Renowned Lifestyles Editor and PEN Member Carol Southern
PEN is saddened by the loss of Carol Southern who passed away July 2 in New York, after complications arising from cancer surgery. Southern first became known for her… More
Online Translation Slam: Trees Standing at the Edge
끝에 선 나무들by Jeong Kkeut-byeol 철조망과 제 몸을 섞어가며 자라는체인을 제 몸에 밀어넣고 자라는제 몸에 박힌 수류탄 껍질을 품고 자라는난간이나 울타리를 제 몸에 삼킨 채 자라는이름 모를 나무들을 본 적… More
Actions Work: Tran Khai Thanh Thuy Released from Prison
Last week, PEN centers around the world celebrated the news that Tran Khai Thanh Thuy, a Vietnamese writer and PEN American Center honorary member who was serving a three-year… More
Actions Work: Tran Khai Thanh Thuy Released from Prison
[caption id="attachment_676" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Tran Khai Thanh Thuy"][/caption] Last week, PEN centers around the world celebrated the news that Tran Khai Thanh Thuy, a Vietnamese writer and PEN American Center… More
Torture and Our House of Mirrors
I went to Washington last week with China on my mind, but came back preoccupied once again with torture. More
Torture and Our House of Mirrors
I went to Washington last week with China on my mind, but came back preoccupied once again with torture. [caption id="attachment_603" align="alignleft" width="269" caption="House of Mirrors"][/caption] That’s because twice in one… More
Ai Weiwei’s Release Gives Reason for Hope
[caption id="attachment_392" align="alignnone" width="392" caption="Ai Weiwei"] [/caption] We were much relieved to learn that Ai Weiwei was released this week on bail, though we know from the experiences of others in… More
Dear President Obama
Arguing that the United States owes a public debt to those who refused to support or participate in torture, PEN American Center has joined with nine other leading human… More
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