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Announcing the 2017 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants
From a vast field of applicants, the PEN/Heim Translation Fund Advisory Board has selected 15 projects, spanning 13 different languages, including Arabic, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Nepali, and more. More
KYRGYZSTAN: Journalist’s Life Sentence Upheld On Trumped-Up Charges
PEN condemns the decision of the Chui Regional Court in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to uphold on appeal the life sentence of journalist Azimjon Askarov on charges of complicity in murder and… More
PEN America’s Activist Guide to AWP 2017
PEN America has put together a guide to all events taking place at this year's Association of Writing Professionals (AWP) conference focusing on activism or action. More
The Secret Life of Gitmo’s Women
One night, a “friend” slipped something into my drink. I don’t remember what happened. But he told me I’d wanted it. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump aide evokes fake diaster in justifying ban, Israeli forces raid Palestinian publisher, a look at Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch, and more. More
from Gates & Fields
And in yesteryears when days seemed long / A bell around her very neck / We were there saying come what you are / We were there saying More
President of Kazakh PEN is released but sentenced to five years of probationary supervision
The release of Bigeldy Gabdullin, president of Kazakh PEN and well-known journalist, is welcome news although concerns remain about the grounds for his arrest and the environment for free… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Berkeley cancels speaker amid protests while Trump threatens its funding, French press removed from far right press conference, and more. More
The M Word: Exclusive Interview with Van Jones
“This is the biggest threat to democracy that we’ve faced since the Civil War, but in the Civil War the champion of democracy was in the White House.” More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
The Trump administration has begun icing out CNN, the FCC head will defend "free and open Internet" despite Trump's opposition, and more. More
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