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DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump defends his comments about immigration in Sweden, police in Sri Lanka arrest intelligence officers over journalist killing, and more. More
Writers Urge Trump to Reconsider Immigration Ban
Writers and artists join PEN America in calling on President Trump to rescind his Executive Order on immigration, and refrain from introducing any measure that impairs freedom of movement… More
DARE To Be Informed
Trump's press conference runs wild, author Ahmed Naji reflects on his time in prison, journalists find new energy in their battles with Trump, and more. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump holds a bizarre press conference, Twitter's worrisome new censorship tools, Turkish satirical magazine shut down over Moses cartoon, and more. More
PEN World Voices Festival: Gender and Power
New York, NY (February 16, 2017) –The thirteenth annual PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature will focus its lens on today’s fractious relationship between gender and power. Taking… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump continues to take questions only from friendly outlets, Ahmed Naji speaks on his imprisonment, movie studio creates fake news, and more. More
from Embraces the carrion
In Istanbul, you say, they took the dogs from the streets / Brought them to islands. / Then they took down the oldest Roma neighborhood to build houses Byzantine… More
Mumia and the Multitudes
A graphic short story by new Illustrated PEN guest editor Seth Tobocman on the case of Mumia Abu Jamal, who was sentenced to death in 1982 for the murder… More
PEN Central Asia: Not Just A Club But a Network of Regional PEN Centers
The PEN World series showcase the important work of the more than 140 centers that form PEN International. Each PEN center sets its own priorities, but they are united… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump rails against "fake news media", Cameroon's English-speaking regions are still experiencing an Internet blackout, and more. More
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