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Iran Bans Print Media in Response to COVID-19
(New York, NY) – In response to an Iranian coronavirus task force's wholesale ban on print media, Summer Lopez, PEN America's senior director of free expression programs, issued the following… More
Turkmenistan Discouraging Use of Word Coronavirus
UPDATE: This original statement was based on an erroneous article and misrepresented the scope of the government's censorship. It has been edited to reflect more recent information. PEN America… More
Works of Justice Podcast: Temperature Check with Miriam Krinsky and Scarlet Neath of Fair and Just Prosecution
Prison and Justice Writing Program intern Kate Cammell spoke with Fair and Just Prosecution’s Miriam Krinsky and Scarlet Neath. More
Works of Justice: Temperature Check, COVID-19 Behind Bars, Vol. One
A new rapid response series from PEN America’s Prison and Justice Writing Program, featuring original creative reportage by incarcerated writers. More
The PEN Pod: Reimagining the Future with Jamie Metzl
“I feel like I’m at war from the battlestation of my office here on 81st Street in New York, so I’m pretty focused on reading what I need to… More
The PEN Pod: Lessons Learned in Uncertainty with Fatima Shaik
“That uncertainty can sort of be tamed, for me, by talking to other people and sharing on the phone, and by focusing on small things, small pleasures.” More
The PEN Pod: Searching for Broader Perspectives with Reza Aslan
“I think that there are forces right now that are looking for ways of taking advantage of this crisis to push through policies that they have been pursuing for… More
Doctors and Journalists Who Critique Officials Shouldn’t Be Punished
"This pandemic is bad enough without being compounded by a resort to punitive tactics aimed to suppress vital information." More
As We Confront a Pandemic, U.S. State and Federal Government Must Support Local News
This piece was originally published by Slate. The passage of $2 trillion in economic stimulus to jumpstart the U.S. economy is a significant benchmark in the coronavirus outbreak. But there’s… More
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