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DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
A federal judge in Hawaii temporarily blocks Trump's revised travel ban, the administration's new budget could have dire effects on NEH and NEA, and more. More
Jasper Johns, Rosanne Cash, Hanya Yanagihara, and more than 200,000 Americans Call on Congress to Save Federal Arts Funding
More than 200,000 Americans have joined PEN America, the Daily Kos, and other progressive groups in calling on Congress to reject the proposed federal budget revealed today and to… More
The Best We Could Do
I think a lot of Americans forget that for the Vietnamese the war continued, whether America was involved or not. More
Joint Statement on the Deterioration of Freedom of Expression and Media Freedom in Turkey
This was originally presented as an oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council by Sarah Clarke of PEN International on March 15, 2017. PEN International, ARTICLE 19, and 66 organizations are deeply… More
Masha Gessen to Deliver Arthur Miller Lecture followed by a Conversation with Samantha Bee on May 7
PEN America has announced that leading Russian and American journalist and author Masha Gessen, will deliver the Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture, followed by a conversation with comedian… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
The Trump travel ban is scheduled to go into effect at midnight, Tillerson only allows a little known conservative outlet on his plane to Asia, and more. More
Four Poems by Noah Burton
I soaped my mug / and now I’m clean. / Why then now do I / sud around the block / with a coffee can of worms / in… More
PEN Myanmar: Pushing Free Expression Reform And Revitalizing Literature
PEN Myanmar always strives to find a balance between revitalizing Myanmar literature, and defending and promoting freedom of expression. More
China: Order to Restrict Children’s Books a Troubling Step Toward Ideological Conformity
NEW YORK - The Chinese government’s reported introduction of new measures to restrict children’s access to books written by foreign authors is the next step in China’s growing restrictions… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump blames the media for healthcare troubles, Spicer tells the press to take the president seriously, but not too seriously, and more. More