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DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
25 people are arrested at a protest in Trump Tower in New York, Chechen gay men describe the torture they've undergone, and more. More
Summer 2017 Communications Internship
PEN America is seeking motivated interns to work with our Communications Department spanning media relations, brand building, social media, public relations, website development, editorial, and digital archives. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
The ACLU posts billboards of the First Amendment in Arabic and Spanish, Uganda tries to commit president's critic to a mental institution, and more. More
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Arbitrary detention of prominent writer and human rights defender
PEN is deeply concerned about the ongoing arbitrary detention of Ahmed Mansour Al Shehhi (أحمد منصور الشحي), a well-known writer and human rights defender who was arrested on March… More
You & A Bike & A Road
I was having trouble with wanting to not be alive. But I feel good when I'm bicycling. More
Two Poems by Brian Foley
Here / is what we know. / This is the music / they would listen to. / They were addicts. / Here is what we know. /… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
The White House press secretary is under fire for his comments on the Holocaust, Yahoo is sued over $17 million fund for Chinese dissidents, and more. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Transparency organizations file suit to obtain Trump visitor logs, Mexican journalist detained at border despite death threats back home, and more. More
The PEN Ten with Idra Novey
Translating the words of the writers I most admire has always felt more daring to me than coming up with words of my own. It is such a complex… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Senators challenge the Trump administration over Twitter witch hunt, journalists fear police searched through their phones on Inauguration Day, and more. More
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