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Free Expression Digest: Mon. February 29
Missing Hong Kong bookseller appears on Chinese state television, U.S. journalist says Bahrain deprived her team of food water and sleep during detention, China muzzles "The Cannon" after tycoon's… More
The Book Report: Joseph Mains
Vulnerability has the connotation in our culture of weakness, but its true spirit is more akin to being able to withstand an attack. More
Letter to My Dear Friend by Shabnam Nadiya
One year ago, Bangladeshi-American writer Avijit Roy was violently murdered on his way home from a book fair with his wife. The writer Shabnam Nadiya, who was a childhood… More
Stop Shehata: The Story of An Egyptian Judge
In this small yet powerful comic strip, anonymous Egyptian cartoonists take on the corrupt Egyptian judge Nagy Shehata. More
Iran: End 27-Year Threats Against Rushdie
PEN America today released a statement condemning the renewed threats against Salman Rushdie 27 years after Ayatollah Khomenei's 1989 fatwa against him. More
Joint Letter to Rouhani: Secure Release of Iranian Cartoonist Atena Farghadani
PEN American is among 40 rights groups who have signed a letter to President Hassan Rouhani below, asking him to work with Iran’s judiciary to release cartoonist Atena Farghadani. More
Free Expression Digest: Fri. February 26
Mexican journalist and media owner stabbed to death, Egypt sentences teenagers to prison for insulting Islam, Unkown attackers beat up Russian opposition rally organizer, and more More
Bangladesh: One Year After Avijit Roy’s Violent Murder, State of Free Expression Has Deteriorated Markedly
Bangladeshi-American writer Avijit Roy was the first of five individuals murdered by Islamist extremists in Bangladesh during an onslaught of attacks during 2015. More
Free Expression Digest: Thurs. February 25
Crackdowns on free speech rise across a Europe wary of terror, Journalist ‘metadata’ scheme may be incompatible with human rights law, India’s literary festivals multiply amid anxiety over free… More
Turkey: Writer on trial for alleged criminal defamation
PEN is concerned at news that Turkish writer and columnist Perihan Mağden is facing trial for allegedly defaming the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan under Article 299 of… More
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