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Free Expression Digest: Fri. March 25
Chinese activist in N.Y. says Beijing officials 'abducted' his parents and brother, journalist arrested over 'inflammatory' WhatsApp message, and more More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Thurs., Mar 24
Vietnam bloggers jailed for publishing anti-state articles, After 27 years, Nobel Panel condemns Rushdie death threats, Professors’ group says efforts to halt sexual harassment have stifled speech. More
Free Expression Digest: Wed. March 23
Turkish journalist faces prison over 'insulting' politicians, Indian reporter arrested after posting criticism of police, Blogger gets jail term in Singapore for posts said to incite ethnic hatred. More
Two Poems by Kate Colby
In hindsight, everything is an omen of everything // that comes after it, regardless of cause. / Or regardmore. There, I’ve coined it. // Everything has been coined at… More
Amazon’s Author Central a Boon for Translators, Too
Translation Committee member Lara Vergnaud takes you through the step-by-step process of setting up an Author Page on Amazon.com. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., Mar 22
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., Mar 22PEN'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 Saleem Haddad
"When I write in English, I try to make sure that my writing holds a mirror up to the West as much as it does to the Arab world.… More
The Book Report: Abeer Hoque
I’ve been trying to diversify my reading list for years now by picking books by women, authors of colour, translated works, works from countries not usually represented in the… More
German PEN: Facing Challenges to Integration and Hate Speech
In the fourth installment of the PEN World Series, we speak to German PEN about the free expression challenges and literary traditions of Germany. More
Free Expression Digest: Mon. March 21
Azerbaijan leader pardons 148 prisoners, including activists, Former managing director of a British soccer club acquitted in Dubai tweet case, Cuba arrests dozens of human rights protesters before Obama's… More