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Bangladesh: Academic Murdered in Another Brutal Killing
PEN America joins PEN Bangladesh in calling on the Bangladeshi government to investigate the April 23 killing of Professor Rezaul Karim Siddique and to bring his killers to trial. More
Free Expression Digest: Fri., April 22
Five journalists released from prison in Myanmar, Mauritanian blogger's death sentence upheld, New York City poll workers threaten journalist. More
PEN Haiti’s Potential Rising
As the PEN Haiti Fellow appointed by the PEN America Development Fellowship Program, Fabrice Guerrier has been working to optimize, professionalize, and bring innovation to PEN Haiti’s infrastructure in… More
Summer 2016 Editorial Literary Magazine (Glossolalia) Internship
PEN America is seeking qualified and motivated editorial interns who will work with the series editor and editor/managing editor in a fun and entrepreneurial environment, learning the basics of… More
Hong Kong: Editor dismissed after publishing story on Panama Papers
The dismissal of a top editor at Ming Pao, one of Hong Kong’s most respected papers, after the publication of a story about Hong Kong residents implicated in the… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Thurs., April 21
Protesters in Gambia charged with rioting, inciting violence, Censors, transparency watchdogs spar as Israeli archive goes online, China moves to silence a rising online celebrity. More
Four Poems by Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon
I have erased the general // in heather and purple. Spring / is in winter as I am in this dream / that is my life, where what I… More
Free Expression Digest: Wed., April 20
Turkish police chiefs on trial over journalist's murder, Hong Kong editor's firing prompts worries about press freedom, Family of slain journalist sues Syria. More
The PEN Ten with Abdellah Taïa
"I have always functioned alone. I believe in a single voice changing the world. I don't place much trust in groups." More
Rights Groups Call on Obama to Press for Release of Jailed Poet Ashraf Fayadh
PEN America, Freedom House, Human Rights First, and the Center for Inquiry today released a letter calling on U.S. President Barack Obama to push for the release of poet… More