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Dear President Putin
Over 200 writers from across the globe have joined PEN in calling for the repeal of punitive new laws that severely restrict freedom of expression in Russia. In an… More
Cavafy Before He Was Cavafy
Why do they insist on remembering us as old men? The profile frowning on the plaque or the statue standing regally in the park almost inevitably depict the vanished… More
Rights Groups Urge Sochi Corporate Sponsors to Speak Out to Halt Anti-LGBT Violence
Corporate sponsors of the Sochi Winter Olympics should act now to urge Russia to halt the rising tide of discrimination, harassment, and threats against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender… More
The ‘Enemy Within’
A Gay Russian Writer Talks with PEN International's Cathal Sheerin about Homophobia and Libel under Putin More
PEN Joins Fight for Net Neutrality to Promote Creative Freedom
PEN joined the fight to keep the Internet open and promote creative freedom in a letter to the FCC today. More
The Answer is the Same, Sir
PEN remembers legendary folk singer and activist for social change Pete Seeger (1919-2014). More
Human Rights Court Prioritizes PEN Anti-Surveillance Suit
English PEN is leading the charge for privacy and free speech with a legal challenge moving quickly through the European Court of Human Rights, evidenced today by a rare… More
Honduras: Journalism in the Shadow of Impunity
Since June 2009, at least 32 Honduran journalists have been killed and many more continue to work in a climate of fear and self-censorship. More
Crimes of the Past, Crimes of the Future
A painting of Nativí is on the door to Oliva’s office, one of several memorials on the premises to the disappeared and the dead. She tells us that COFADEH… More
King, Obama, and Surveillance Today
As we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, it’s worth remembering not only King’s activism but also the actions by our own government to suppress his vision.FBI Director J.… More
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