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PENt-Up: The Trump Team on Free Expression
Trump administration transition officials, rumored appointees, and advisors have denigrated freedom of expression, digital freedoms, and the free press. More
Reflecting on Resistance: Exiled Filmmaker Praises Inspiring Female Activists
Reflections by Iranian filmmaker, Emad Tayefeh, currently living in exile in New York on the women who have inspired him during his years advocating for change in his homeland.… More
2017 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists
From December 5-9, PEN will be rolling out the longlists for our nine book award categories. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Protesters fight to demonstrate during the inauguration, Russia blocks LinkedIn, and more. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Press organizations continue pressure on Trump for press access, journalist in Canada move for press protections, and more. More
AUSTRALIA: Process Kurdish Iranian Journalist’s Asylum Claim
PEN America urges the Australian government to process the asylum claim of Behrouz Boochani, a Kurdish Iranian journalist. Boochani has been held in Australia’s offshore Manus Island Regional Processing… More
Two Poems by Eleni Sikelianos
I was gone and when I came back / you’d voted for the wrong politicians! So many men! / Had I slept for five minutes and found you /… More
Louder Together
With our mission to celebrate and defend free expression and protect the liberties that make it possible, PEN America’s role has never been more urgent. We are organizing to… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
PEN America's take on today's most pressing threats to free expression Tuesday, November 15, 2016 U.S. After Trump win, news organizations see a bump in subscriptions ProPublica, The New York Times, The Atlantic,… More
Imprisoned but not silenced: On Day of the Imprisoned Writer PEN stands in solidarity with writers imprisoned for their work
Each year, to mark the Day of the Imprisoned Writer, PEN International highlights five cases that are emblematic of the kinds of challenges and dangers writers face simply in… More
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