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Detention of Journalist Omar Nazzal Punctuates Crackdown on Speech in Israel
PEN America today called on the Israeli government to make public the basis for the arrest of Palestinian journalist Omar Nazzal. More
Five Poems by Steven Alvarez
0:44these are citizens of the united states championship / 0:49which is issued from former democratic fight hackers are children before you / 0:55think you have to have a very… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Thurs., April 28
Book debate raises questions of self-censorship by foreign groups in China, Tehran court jails three Iranian journalists for spreading propaganda, What Vietnam's new media laws may mean for its… More
President Obama: Press Vietnam to Release Imprisoned Activists
PEN America joins a coalition of organizations calling on President Obama to press for the release of imprisoned activists in Vietnam. More
2016 Literary Award Winners
PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize In the Country: Stories (Alfred A. Knopf) by Mia Alvar PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay Between the World and Me (Spiegel & Grau/Random House) by Ta-Nehisi Coates PEN/E. O.… More
Free Expression Digest: Wed., April 27
Mexican reporter shot dead, Ilham Tohti nominated for rights award, Israel silencing detained Palestinian journalist. More
Mexico: Fourth Journalist Murdered Since Start of 2016
PEN America joins PEN Mexico in condemning the death of journalist Francisco Pachecho and calling on the Mexican government to work to ensure the safety of journalists and their… More
Three Men I Met (Untrue Stories Based on Real Facts; a Literary Exercise)
This piece was read by Lydia Cacho 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
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., April 26
Cybercrime bills risk undermining Brazil's open Internet efforts, Egyptian authorities conduct mass arrests, whistleblowers face trial in Luxembourg, and more More
Bangladesh: Brutal murder of LGBT editor an appalling indictment of authorities’ failure to protect
The savage murder of an editor and leading gay rights activist of Bangladesh’s only LGBT magazine in Dhaka is another tragic example of the government’s gross failure to protect… More
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