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Anatomy of a Misinformation Campaign: Olympic Boxing Edition
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has excelled within the boxing ring at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Outside the ring, however, Khelif is taking on another fight. In recent days, she… More
PEN America Condemns Arrest of Journalist for Documenting Vandalism Over Gaza Conflict
Viktorya Vilk, Digital Safety program director at PEN America, said: “The work of journalists is protected by the First Amendment and can require proximity to criminal activity. This arrest… More
Popular and Critically Acclaimed Book Titles Banned Statewide in Utah Schools
“It is a dark day for the freedom to read in Utah,” said Kasey Meehan, Freedom to Read program director at PEN America. “The state’s No-Read List will impose… More
PEN America Speaks: How We Defended And Celebrated Free Expression the Week Of July 29
Here are some of the latest ways PEN America defended and celebrated free expression in the week of July 29. More
Combatting Online Abuse: Practical Tips for Journalists
In an era when online abuse is rampant, equipping journalists with practical tools to defend themselves is crucial to safeguarding a free and independent press. More
PEN America: “Overjoyed” By Reported Release of Journalists from Unjust Russian Imprisonment
"We are overjoyed by reports that Evan Gershkovich, Vladimir Kara-Murza, and potentially other unjustly imprisoned writers are finally free,” said Liesl Gerntholtz, director, PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Center. “The… More
Joint Statement: Free Narges Coalition calls for urgent release and medical care as Narges Mohammadi’s health deteriorates in prison
Mohammadi has spent more than 10 years of her life behind bars in retaliation for her journalism and human rights activism, and additional charges and sentences continue to be… More
Deaths of Two Al Jazeera Journalists in Gaza Missile Strike Raises Fears Press is Being Targeted Deliberately
Liesl Gerntholz, director of the Freedom to Write Center at PEN America, said: ”Having reporters on the ground in a war zone is critically important to keeping the public… More
Teachers, Parents, Advocates and Authors Call on FL Gov DeSantis to Reverse “Dark Night of Censorship” in Public Schools and Colleges
The letter said: “We call on you today, and all of Florida’s leadership, to stop these tactics of suppression and instead provide the critical resources necessary to truly protect… More
PEN America Mourns the Death of Groundbreaking Irish Author Edna O’Brien
O’Brien won the 2018 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature, and spoke that year at the PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony. Judges Michael Ondaatje and Diana Abu-Jaber cited… More