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Free Expression Digest: Mon., January 4
Hong Kong publisher disappearances prompt broader worries, Iran says U.S. wants prisoner-exchange deal for Jason Rezaian. More
Free Expression Digest: Thurs., December 31
Two sentenced to death in Bangladesh blogger's murder, Jailed Iranian activist's health worsens, China frees brothers of U.S. reporter. More
Free Expression Digest: Weds., December 30th
Turkish journalist faces five years in prison for ‘insulting’ Erdogan A lawsuit has been opened against the editor-in-chief of Turkey’s leading secular Hürriyet newspaper, Sedat Ergin, with a demand that… More
I Hate Uniforms
The middle-aged men took me into the forest and took turns wagging their tongues at me, but I couldn’t see the snake tattoos on their backs. I just saw… More
Tibet on Fire: Self-Immolation Against Chinese Rule
Tibet on Fire is Tsering Woeser's account of the oppression Tibetans face and the ideals driving those who resist. More
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
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