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DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
White House press office getting quieter; new Poet Laureate named; counter-terrorism and digital freedom in Europe, and more in free expression issues around the world. More
35 Years Imprisonment for Facebook Posts in Thailand “Neither Reasonable nor Just”
NEW YORK—The sentence of 35 years for a man convicted of insulting the monarchy on Facebook is a severe punishment of free expression and a clear demonstration of the… More
Reports That Senate May Bar Press Interviews in Hill Hallways Raise Serious First Amendment Concerns
WASHINGTON – Reports that the Senate may have considered enforcing a rule prohibiting members of the press from interviewing senators outside of “designated areas” in the Capitol raise serious… More
Mass Detention of Anti-corruption Protesters Shows Russia’s Contempt for Free Expression
Detention of peaceful protesters across the country is emblematic of Russian government's contempt for citizens’ rights to free expression More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump cabinet compete to praise President at televised meeting; Megan Kelly criticized for hosting fake news proponent; and more in free expression in the United States and around the… More
In Bid for Total Control, China Begins Censoring Celebrity Gossip
China bans celebrity news in latest bid to control flow of information on the Internet. More
The PEN Ten with Christopher Bollen
I’m sure that particular piece of writing is horrifically melodramatic, but it did break down some invisible barrier between me and the page. It made me a braver writer. More
In Tense Political Climates, Arts Benefactors Play Essential Role in Protecting Expression
We applaud The Public Theater, a longtime partner of PEN America, in standing strong in defense of their work and insisting that the show will go on. More
Fractured Atlas Membership
“MEMBERS OF PEN pledge themselves to do their utmost to dispel race, class, and national hatreds and to champion the ideal of one humanity living in peace in the… More
The 2017 PEN International Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee Conference
The Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee (TLRC) was founded in 1978 and focuses on supporting translation and marginalized languages throughout the world. More
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