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Five Poems by Danez Smith
light fell on a door, & in the door / a me i didn’t know & knew, the now me / whose blood blacks & curls back like paper… More
Iran: Concerns for health of Kurdish journalist following hunger strike
PEN is deeply concerned for the health of Kurdish Iranian journalist and writer Mohammad Sadiq Kabudvand. More
Statement to UNHRC about Free Expression Deterioriation in Bangladesh
PEN America, along with a group of leading human rights organizations, has submitted the following statement highlighting our deep concern at the decline in free expression in Bangladesh to… More
Free Expression Digest: Tues., June 7
Followers of murdered Pakistani activist will not be silenced, Honduras gay rights activist murdered, more African countries block internet access during elections More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., June 6
Getting rid of "hate speech," NPR photographer and interpreter killed in Afghanistan, and Sudanese protest makes bold return. More
Free Expression Digest: Fri., June 3
Severely tortured Guantánamo detainee Mohamedou Slahi makes case for freedom, journalists assaulted covering food protests in downtown Caracas, and more More
Free Expression Digest: Thurs., June 2
Chinese minister vents anger when Canadian reporter asks about human rights, Iran's journalists at risk from messaging app, prominent Egypt journalist facing trial More
Free Expression Digest: Wed., June 1
Yemeni reporter killed covering clashes, Philippines president Duterte blames corrupt journalism for media killings, Kiev introduces sanctions against 17 Russian media executives More
June Featured Cases: Tiananmen, 27 Years Later
This June, our three featured cases are emblematic of the harsh and varied tactics China utilizes to stifle free expression and stamp out dissent. They also represent the resiliency… More
Scrambled Eggs
Plunder culture, culture plunder / Going into debt so as to be employable so as to slowly pay off that debt, or never, or having been born into it,… More
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