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Phạm Đoan Trang Acceptance Speech | 2024 Freedom to Write Award
“I don’t want freedom for just myself; that’s too easy, I want something greater: freedom for Vietnam.” More
Jenny Finney Boylan’s Remarks at the 2024 PEN America Literary Gala
"All I have, other than the ability to tell a joke, are the tools of love and forgiveness. But is that enough to heal the world?" More
Almar Latour’s Remarks at the 2024 PEN America Literary Gala
"Russia may be an ocean and a continent away; but the distance between authoritarianism and a free society is measured by the strength of free speech." More
PEN America Urges Türkiye to Withdraw Foreign Agents Law from Consideration
Pro-government media outlets have reported that the bill, which will soon be formally introduced in parliament for debate, will expand the definition of espionage to include influencing public opinion. More
Alarm Expressed Over Interrogation of Israeli Scholar at Detroit Airport
PEN America is alarmed by Israeli scholar Ilan Pappe's account of being detained and questioned by U.S. border guards. More
PEN America Speaks: How We Defended and Celebrated Free Expression The Week of May 13
PEN America works tirelessly to defend free expression, support persecuted writers, and promote literary culture. Here are some of the latest ways PEN America is speaking out. More
Champions of Free and Creative Expression Join PEN America in Tribute to Music Icon Paul Simon and Wall Street Journal Publisher Almar Latour at Annual NYC Literary Gala
Paul Simon said: “We've learned that the cause we are supporting tonight -- PEN's valid commitment to protect writers everywhere from censorship, coercion and imprisonment -- is more urgently… More
PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel’s Remarks at the 2024 Literary Gala
At the 2024 PEN America Literary Gala, CEO Suzanne Nossel spoke about four basic principles that define PEN America's work. More
PEN America Signs Onto ACLS Statement on Campus Protests
“We are grateful for the opportunity to sign this ACLS statement. Preserving free expression on campus requires protecting the right to protest peacefully. Unfortunately, protecting this right has not… More
Proposed University of North Carolina Policy Change Would Chill Campus Speech, Says PEN America
Jeremy Young, Freedom to Learn program director at PEN America, wrote in the letter that while universities are free to adopt policies of institutional neutrality, UNC’s vague language and… More