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End Efforts to Compel Apple to Crack iPhone
The company should not be put in a position where protecting the rights of its customers requires it to defy the law. More
The Book Report: Melissa Febos
"So often we mistake popularity or terminology for the advent of form (memoir did not begin with Frank McCourt, nor the essay with Montaigne). Here are some of the… More
Free Expression Digest: Fri. February 19
One dead as protests turn violent in India, Mexican reporter beaten, journalist shot dead by sniper in Yemen, Turkey detains journalist, and more More
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Bangladesh: Defamation Charges Against Editor Representative of Broader Attacks on Media
The filing of 38 lawsuits against editor Mahfuz Anam on charges of criminal defamation and sedition is an indication of the worsening state of free expression in Bangladesh, PEN… More
Free Expression Digest: Thurs. February 18
Voting in Uganda plagued by delays; social media shut down, Indian journalists stage protest in Chennai, California school to change policy after banning gay t-shirt. More
Four Poems by Matt Longabucco
an influential poem by a person long-since changed from the person who wrote it / a bloodcurdling poem by a maniac / an idiotic poem by a tyro /… More
Zambian PEN Center: Promoting Literature & Indigenous Languages
In the fourth installment of the PEN World Series, we speak to Zambian PEN Center about the free expression challenges and literary traditions of Zambia. More
PEN America Condemns Travel Ban on Chinese Author Yang Jisheng
China’s refusal to allow renowned author and journalist Yang Jisheng to travel to the United States to accept an award for his work is a blatant and futile effort… More
PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature Will Focus on the Voices and Viewpoints of Today’s Mexico
Writers from around the globe will gather in New York for cross-cultural exchange and debate during the 12th annual PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature, April 25 –… More
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