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Free Expression Digest: Tues., December 29
Report: 69 journalists killed in 2015, A farewell to Syrian activist Naji al-Jerf, Cambodian PM warns Facebook users. More
China Expels French Journalist in Blatant Assault on Foreign Reporting
Gauthier wrote an article criticizing Chinese authorities’ efforts to draw a comparison between the terrorist attacks in Paris and the ongoing unrest in China’s Xinjiang province. More
V. 2016: Submission of an Alternate Slate
For regulations governing submission of an alternate slate, the by-laws, Article IV, Section 5, state:“[In] accordance with a regular calendar and procedure adopted by the Board, any PEN member… More
IV. 2016: Procedure for Elections
1.) The Nominating Committee will propose to the membership a slate of candidates for 2016 by email.* Members will have approximately six weeks in which to consider the slate. During… More
III. 2016: Roster of Current Trustees
Board of Trustees 2014-2015 (As of December 2015) Officers Peter Godwin, President John Troubh, Executive Vice-President Jeri Laber, Vice-President Joanne Leedom-Ackerman, Vice-President Annette Tapert, Vice-President John Oakes, Treasurer Theresa Rebeck, Secretary Suzanne Nossel, Executive Director Term Trustees Edward Burlingame Roxanne Donovan Jennifer Egan Nathan Englander Morgan Entrekin Jeanmarie Fenrich Masha Gessen Wendy Gimbel Barbara Goldsmith Annette Gordon-Reed Tom Healy Samuel Heins Tracy… More
II. 2016: Biographies of Candidates to be Elected or Reelected to the Board of Trustees
OFFICER CANDIDATES For Secretary: Theresa RebeckPlaywright, Screenwriter, and WriterTheresa Rebeck is a widely produced playwright throughout the United States and abroad. New York productions of her work include Dead Accounts, Seminar,… More
I. 2016: Slate of Candidates Offered by Nomination Committee
SLATE OF PEN Officers and Term Trusteesto be elected to the Board of Trustees of PEN American CenterMarch 2016Officer Trustees Secretary: Theresa RebeckTerm Trustees (second 3-year terms) Jennifer EganNathan EnglanderErroll McDonaldAndrew… More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., December 28
Anti-Islamic state journalist murdered, French journalist in China expelled, Azerbaijani journalist jailed. More
Liu Xiaobo: Sentenced Six Years Ago Today
December 25 marks six years since poet, writer, and political activist Liu Xiaobo was sentenced to 11 years in prison in China "for allegedly inciting subversion of state power." More
Free Expression Digest: Thurs., December 24
Japan silent on missing journalist in Syria, Bangladeshi reporter's body found, China court jails former financial journalist. More