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The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“People are coming to grips with the legacy of racism in profound ways. And it’s forcing this examination of what kinds of speech are appropriate.” More
Snatching of Protesters in Portland “Astonishing Act of Repression”
(New York, NY) — Federal law enforcement officers have been using unmarked vehicles and detaining demonstrators in the Portland area since mid-July. PEN America's Nora Benavidez, director of U.S.… More
NYPD Proposed Press Rules Are Attack on Free Press
Amid hundreds of reports of police targeting journalists and attacking freedom of the press, the New York Police Department this week proposed new rules to bar journalists from covering… More
PEN America Condemns Iran’s Sentencing of U.S.-based Iranian Writer and Activist’s Brother
“We are horrified that Alireza Alinejad—who has been detained without charge since September 2019—has been sentenced to an eight-year prison term on trumped-up charges.” More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Lynn Steger Strong
“Stories, I would argue, force readers to look and see and come to their own conclusions, to reconsider arguments they might consider predetermined.” More
Iran Must Release Activist Suspected of Having Coronavirus
“The continued imprisonment of Narges Mohammadi despite her deteriorating health is cruel and life-threatening." More
The PEN Pod: On Systemic Racism in Hollywood with the Writers Guild of America West
Leaders of the Committee of Black Writers at WGA West talked to The PEN Pod about racial justice and equity in Hollywood. More
Has Free Speech Become an Even More Partisan Issue Under the Trump Administration?
In this excerpt from Dare to Speak, forthcoming July 28, PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel discusses the increasing politicization of the First Amendment. More
The PEN Pod: On Race, Place, and Belonging with Sejal Shah
“I’m certainly thinking about kinship. . . What do we owe our neighbors and fellow humans. . . for whom to be alive is a risk?” More
Viet Nam, Move Beyond Repression
We strongly urge the Vietnamese authorities to cease their crackdown on independent media and those who express dissent. More
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