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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
[RECAP] Free Speech and Black Lives on Campus
During this roundtable webinar hosted by PEN America, panelists discussed how the recent protests have reverberated throughout college and university communities. More
Just Press Play with Chigozie Obioma
Booker Prize Finalist Chigozie Obioma shares a playlist of songs that he writes to, is inspired by his travels, and offers moments of reflection. More
Turkish Writer Faces Renewed Charges After Acquittal in February
(New York, NY) — Turkish prosecutors this week have reopened a spurious case against writer Asli Erdoğan. She now faces renewed charges of sedition, membership of a terrorist organization,… More
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