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PEN Writers in the Schools
Over the past year, 10 PEN Members volunteered their time as part of the new PEN Writers in the Schools program to help students learn to use writing as… More
Nadine Gordimer: A Life Well Lived (1923-2014)
Nadine Gordimer was a remarkable author activist who did as much as anyone to rouse the conscience of the world to the iniquities of apartheid in South Africa. More
Enoh Meyomesse Returned to Hospital
According to Enoh Meyomesse’s friends and family, the imprisoned poet and activist has once again been admitted to the prison hospital in the overcrowded Kondengui Central Prison in Yaoundé. More
Journalists Sentenced to 10 Years in Myanmar
In a setback for Myanmar's move toward democracy, one editor and four journalists were sentenced to 10 years in prison for reporting on the alleged government seizure of land… More
Anne Hollander: 1930-2014
Former PEN American Center President Anne Hollander passed away Sunday at the age of 83. Described by the poet and her lifelong friend Richard Howard as “shamefully literary,” Hollander is celebrated for… More
PEN Takes Action, Beijing Takes Notice
Beijing is trying to intimidate and isolate Ilham Tohti’s supporters. These paranoid security measures are in inverse proportion to the solidity of the case against him. More
Honduras: Little Progress in Ending Impunity for Murder of Journalists
PEN calls on the Honduran authorities to do everything in its power to safeguard all journalists working in the country. More
The Library in the Torture Center
Many of the countries represented in this year's FIFA World Cup—including finalist Argentina—have less than impressive track records when it comes to free speech. Martin Ezpeleta visits the Library… More
Crappy Freedom, by Murong Xuecun
You can't imagine how much wisdom and energy the Chinese people have to expend on their choice of words. The year 1989 has become "the year before 1990," June… More
About the Family Down the Road
Guilt-heavy for our blessings we rode home / haunted by this girl and offspring who seemed / stunned but not shocked by their smoldering loss. More