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Reported VOA Visa Decision Puts Journalists at Risk
"This reported decision puts the lives of intrepid, free-thinking foreign journalists at risk." More
Former Journalist’s Arrest in Russia May Be Attempt to Silence Dissent
"The Russian government’s actions against journalists and others speaking truth to power are reaching deplorable levels." More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Horror as a genre is “the space of shadows on the wall that we stared at before we went to sleep when we were children and the frightful darkness… More
Three Big Discussions We Need to Have ASAP About AI and Social Media Moderation
Exploring three issues about how exactly content moderation is impacting free expression domestically and around the world. More
Writers Who Cook: Ooey Gooey Chewy Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Alex Espinoza
“I was a chip champion. Until this recipe. Chunks are WAY better.” More
Baseless Charges Against Russian Journalist Continue
“Prokopieva’s case is consistent with the Russian government’s ongoing efforts to quash free expression in the country through convictions on bogus terrorism or other trumped-up charges." More
Detention of Chinese Scholar Is Attempt to Silence Dissent
"With these preposterous accusations, President Xi and the Chinese authorities have once again made clear that the freedom to write hinges on blind devotion to Xi’s mandate and policies." More
The PEN Pod: Challenging Our Paradigms with Julia Alvarez
“What [reading] asks of us is to become the other, to become someone else. And those are the same muscles that we use when we’re activists for social justice.“ More
Just Press Play with Bela Shayevich
Visual artist and writer Bela Shayevich, best known for translating Svetlana Alexievich’s Secondhand Time, provides a darkwave playlist with happy vibes. More
DREAMing Out Loud Anthology Centers Undocumented Voices
"These essays reflect the anxieties and traumas confronting an entire generation of would-be Americans, who are part of the tapestry of American life in all but documentation." More
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