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Free Expression Daily Digest: Thurs., April 7
China ramps up Panama Papers censorship after leaders' relatives named, Student activist hacked, shot to death in Bangladesh, German prosecutors probe comic's poem about Turkey president. More
Four Questions for Katrina Dodson, Winner of the 2016 PEN Translation Prize
I’ve thought often about how translation requires extreme humility, to be able to recede into the shadows and let one’s style be subsumed by another’s. Translators work hard not… More
Four Questions for Sawako Nakayasu, Winner of the 2016 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation
"The Sagawa book presented a special challenge, which was that the Modernist sensibility and language, especially in this particular Japanese context, was unlike anything I had ever seen, and… More
Bangladesh: Murder of Student Continues Assault on Free Expression
NEW YORK—PEN America condemns the brutal killing of a student in Bangladesh today in what appears to be another targeted attack by Islamist militants on those who express dissident… More
April Featured Cases: Mexico’s Free Expression Crisis
This month’s featured cases are three reporters whose stories are emblematic of the dire situation for free expression in Mexico. All three were killed for their outspoken criticism of… More
I Want So Desperately to be Finished with Desire
everyone drags all their past / lovers into bed // all their past beds / & public toilets & foil pipes / & park benches & cutlasses / &… More
Free Expression Digest: Wed., April 6
Myanmar shelves investigation into journalist killing, Israeli intelligence summons female Palestinian journalist, South African reporters attacked by mob. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., April 5
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., April 5PEN's Free Expression Digest brings you a daily curated round-up of the most important free expression-related stories from around the web. Subscribe here.… More
The PEN Ten with Burhan Sönmez
"We don’t have to think of limiting our freedom. Instead, we need to find ways to cross the borderlines of restrictions and, when it happens, be ready to pay… More
Azerbaijan: Authorities Detain Writer at Airport in Attack on Free Expression
NEW YORK—Azerbaijani authorities’ detention of writer Akram Aylisli at Baku airport last week showcases the government’s continuing quashing of the right to free expression in the central Asian nation,… More
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