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Arrest of Journalist Eskinder Nega in Ethiopia Negates Progress Made Mere Weeks Earlier
"With these detentions, Ethiopia risks negating the progress made by freeing scores of political prisoners in February. We call on the government to respect these detainees’ right to free… More
Reimagining A Wrinkle In Time: A Reading List
Little girls in glasses have showed us how to save the world from darkness for years. The journeys they take as they come into their power showcase their everyday… More
DARE: Emma González’s Stunning Silence for Parkland: The Latest on March for Our Lives
Young people rally nationwide advocating for gun control; Parkland survivor Emma González speaks volumes with silence–and is shown tearing up the constitution in faked photo circulating on social media.… More
Banksy’s New Mural Protests the Imprisonment of Painter Zehra Doğan
The artist’s latest mural, at the corner of Houston Street and Bowery, pays tribute to jailed Turkish-Kurdish painter Zehra Doğan, imprisoned for her art depicting destruction caused by Turkish… More
DARE: Why Facebook users’ data obtained by Cambridge Analytica has probably spun far out of reach
Revelations continue about Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, and the massive passing around of user data. Read PEN America’s assessment of the free expression issues raised and the criticality of transparency… More
To Protect a Free and Open Society, Facebook Must Protect Its Users’ Data
"While Americans have the choice to forswear Facebook in favor of other channels, elsewhere in the world it is virtually the only route to online access. Having secured its… More
Facebook Must Protect Its User Data—Democracy Depends On It
Above all, Facebook’s leadership and that of other similarly situated companies must reckon with the opportunities that online platforms provide to exploit the greatest trove of personal information, beliefs,… More
DARE: Zuckerberg Breaks Silence, Promises To Protect Facebook Community
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg goes public with a limited mea culpa and pledges to remedy gaps in security and information controls as some users close their accounts. Zuckerberg offers… More
The PEN Ten with Khadijah Queen
I wanted to say that my identity determines my opportunities to make a living, how much or little time I get to spend writing, and what I write about.… More
The United States Must be a Safe Haven for Journalists like Emilio Gutiérrez-Soto
PEN America is proud to join an amicus brief in support of award-winning journalist Emilio Gutiérrez-Soto's case for asylum in the U.S. Deporting him and his son to Mexico… More
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