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Turkey: Court decision to close journalists’ trial to public undermines right to fair trial
As the trial of Cumhuriyet journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül is due to resume tomorrow, a decision by the Turkish court to close their trial to the public… More
Angola: Pernicious pursuit of the Luanda Book Club
PEN is concerned at news that 17 Angolan activists, known as the Luanda Book Club, were sentenced to between 2-8 years in prison and fined 50,000 kwanza (around 300… More
Free Expression Digest: Thurs., March 31
17 book club members convicted in Angola, Canadian judge orders VICE journalist to hand over digital messages, Egyptian author-journalist Ahmed Naji to receive PEN award, and more More
PEN America to Honor Jailed Egyptian Novelist Ahmed Naji with Freedom to Write Award
PEN America will confer the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award upon imprisoned Egyptian novelist and journalist Ahmed Naji at its annual Literary Gala on May 16 at the American… More
The Hague: Solitary confinement of journalist hugely disproportionate
The decision by the War Crimes Tribunal at The Hague to jail French journalist and writer, Florence Hartmann, in solitary confinement is a hugely disproportionate response to her conviction,… More
PEN America Literary Service Award
The PEN America Literary Service Award honors an important writer whose critically acclaimed work has drawn a wide audience and who helps us to understand the human condition in… More
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Free Expression Digest: Wed. March 30
Editor says he is resigning over media controls in China, Tribunal releases journalist held 5 days in a prison for war criminals, Germany, EU reject Turkish protest against Erdogan… More
Two Poems by Javier Zamora
Don has always been the wrong word. Not Don: / redacted addresses, .38s, clips in back-pockets. / To see how many he’ll kill, his grandson / throws rocks at… More
The PEN Ten with Yuri Herrera
"The writer’s responsibility cannot be dictated by any party, politician, sponsor, or cleric. If it is possible to talk about the responsibility of the writer, it is to be… More
A Brief Account of Several Art Events and Other Horrifying Experiences
Have you noticed how all the Mexican poets now / have their little poem about the violence? No? You don’t / read poetry? More
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