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PEN America Mourns Longtime Trustee Barbara Goldsmith
Goldsmith was a passionate and enormously generous supporter of PEN's freedom of expression advocacy programming for more than three decades. More
Free Expression Digest: Wed., June 29
Russia approves 'big brother' surveillance law, mediator terminates effort to free Japanese journalist from Syria, Turkey blocks news and social media after deadly attack More
from The Sissies
A cop knelt and kissed the feet of a priest, / and I threw up at the sight of that. // My only security has been to garden civility… More
Zambia: Closure of Independent Newspaper a Worrying Affront to Media Freedom
PEN is deeply concerned by the recent closure of Zambia’s leading independent daily newspaper. More
Free Expression Digest: Tue., June 28
Egypt expels British-Lebanese TV presenter, Chinese writer made to apologize for challenging historical account, Veteran Guatemalan journalist killed More
The PEN Ten with Shawn Vestal
"I can’t remember not wanting to be a writer. As a child I would write creative notes to my parents, and in school at an early age I would… More
PEN Protests the Suspension of Three SABC Senior Journalists
PEN strongly objects the suspension of three senior South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) journalists for covering a Right2Know protest, against the orders of the public broadcaster, outside the SABC… More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., June 27
Kenya clamps down on journalists, social media sites create online code of conduct, China moves closer to adopting controversial cybersecurity law More
Announcing the New PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers
New PEN Award recognizes twelve emerging fiction writers for their debut short story published in a literary magazine or cultural website More
Mexico: Journalist and writer Héctor de Mauleón threatened for investigative reports
PEN is seriously concerned by the threats received by award-winning journalist and author Héctor de Mauleón for a series of investigative reports he published in El Universal. More