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Ethiopia: Overturn blogger’s prison sentence
PEN has learned that blogger Zelalem Workagegnehu’s appeal against his sentence of five years and two months in prison on terrorism charges will be heard on July 6, 2016. More
Free Expression Digest: Thurs., June 23
Pakistani Sufi singer Amjad Sabri shot dead in Karachi, Burma leader Aung San Suu Kyi bans use of Rohingya name, Google & privacy groups contest Rule 41 More
A Tribute to Gregory Rabassa (1922–2016)
The PEN America community remembers Gregory Rabassa for his contribution to the world of letters, his masterly translations from the Spanish and the Portuguese, and his constant advocacy of… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Wed., June 22
Khadija Ismayilova exempted from fine, prosecutions are rare for killers of journalists, CUNY's free expression policy causes debate, and more More
Toward the Great Unity
I was young, always returning to the municipal building, / where an iron lamp hung, a flickering vestige of history. / And when I moved my belongings in with… More
The PEN Ten with E. Tammy Kim
"Writers are people, so we have political responsibilities that zigzag across the globe. If we are good at our craft, we have the additional burden of conveying information and… More
Free Expression Digest: Tue., June 21
Turkey arrests journalists, Hong Kong rallies for Beijing booksellers, Bangladesh police kills suspect in blogger murders More
United States: Journalist’s Murder Requires Prompt Investigation
The horrifying murder of Texas journalist Jacinto Hernández Torres requires a prompt police investigation, including into allegations that he was killed due to his journalistic activities, said PEN America… More
Turkey: Özgür Gündem ‘Editors-in-Chief on Watch’ must be released
The arrest of two journalists in Turkey who had been participating in a solidarity action with the daily newspaper Özgür Gündem is yet another illustration of the alacrity with… More
Bangladesh: Publisher’s Ongoing Detention Illustrates Need for Legal Reform
The continued detention of Bangladeshi publisher Shamsuzzoha Manik is an undue restriction on freedom of expression in a current environment of extreme risk for those who express dissenting views,… More
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