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Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., May 3
Iran cartoonist freed; President calls for free expression, Bangladesh blogger seeks US help as threats escalate, World Press Freedom Day comes amid tough times for journalists. More
PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction Winners
(This award was formerly names the PEN/Robert Bingham Fellowship for Writers.) 2002 Manil Suri, The Death of Vishnu (W.W. Norton) Carolyn Cooke, The Bostons (Mariner) … More
Egypt: Arrests and Reported Raid at Press Syndicate
A reported police raid on an Egyptian journalists' union office and the arrests of two journalists illustrate an escalating and unacceptable series of attacks on press freedom, PEN America… More
UNHRC: Investigate Writer and Activist Murders in Bangladesh
PEN America led a group of sixteen human rights organizations in issuing a statement calling for the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry by the United Nations Human Rights… More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., May 2
Hundreds in Hong Kong protest editor's dismissal, Turkey detains journalist over pro-Kurdish tweets, China's Communist Party places outspoken tycoon on probation. More
The PEN Ten with Óscar Martínez
"I’ve written words that could murder people. I’ve written about people who, by giving their testimony, could have gotten murdered. I’ve written words about people who, because of what… More
The Tragic Reality of Human Existence
This piece was read by Boris Akunin at the opening night of the 2016 PEN World Voices Festival, where authors shared their philosophical inquiries into society’s need for mind-altering… More
PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship Winners
2001 Graham McNamee, Sparks (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House, 2002) 2002 Lori Aurelia Williams, Broken China (Simon Pulse/Simon and Schuster, 2006) 2003 Franny Billingsley, The Black Mountains (Available for publication) 2004 Deborah Wiles, [Untitled]… More
Oman: Prominent artist released from detention
PEN welcomes the release of renowned Omani writer and intellectual Abdullah Habib on May 4, 2016. More
Russian Author Ludmila Ulitskaya Attacked at Awards Ceremony
An attack on Thursday against the acclaimed writer Ludmila Ulitskaya and others attending an awards ceremony for high school students is an appalling demonstration of disrespect for even the… More
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