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PEN America Files Ninth Circuit Legal Brief in Support of Student Detained for Reading Poem
“The ability to voice one’s opinion, whether that be through a tweet, an article, or a poem, is one of the most powerful ways we advocate for ourselves and… More
Publisher Gui Minhai Issued Lengthy Prison Sentence by Chinese Court
“Gui Minhai’s 10-year prison sentence is a wildly unjust punishment, based on absurd and politically motivated charges.” More
Egyptian Institutions Ban Mahraganat Genre of Music and Threaten Legal Action Against Artists and Listeners
“New genres of music so often emerge as the voice of those who feel they have been neglected or left behind, and whose voices might otherwise not be heard… More
Tennessee’s Parental Oversight of Public Libraries Act Would Censor Books, Jail Librarians
“This bill would empower a small group of people to act as morality police for entire communities and would punish libraries and librarians who act to safeguard the fundamental… More
An Open Letter from Over 50 NGOs and Individuals to the UAE Authorities
As the Hay Festival Abu Dhabi opens in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), we the undersigned call on the Emirati authorities to demonstrate their respect for the right to… More
PEN Out Loud Talks: Ken Liu and Andrew Marantz
“The freedom to tell the stories we want to tell is sacred. We do not live in a world in which we are free to exercise that right; I… More
Burmese Filmmaker Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi Freed From Prison
“While Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi has found freedom, we remain staunch in our call for the Burmese government to drop any remaining charges and cease their ongoing persecution… More
Ugandan Writer and Activist Released From Prison on Appeal of “Cyber Harassment” Charges
“Her fearless commitment to continuing to write, even from behind bars, is a reminder that even prison cannot silence a voice that is determined to speak truth to power.” More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Brandon Taylor
“Nothing is ever as it appears in fiction, I think. It’s almost always a composite of different truths.” More
When Diversity and Inclusion Clash with Free Speech—and Why they Don’t Have To
Jonathan Friedman discusses three cases where the principles of diversity, inclusion, and free speech have come into conflict. More