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Free Expression Daily Digest: Mon., October 19
Iran trying to resolve Rezaian case, Ex-BBC journalist dies, and China blocks massacre reportage. More
ETHIOPIA: Zone 9 Bloggers Acquitted on Charges of Terrorism
PEN American Center welcomes the Ethiopian court's decision today to acquit four of the Zone 9 bloggers on terrorism charges. The acquittal is a positive move in a landmark… More
Cold Moons
Meg Matich, a recipient of a 2015 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant, translates a collection of sparse, minimalistic ecopoetry by Icelandic poet Magnús Sigurðsson that deals with nature's resilience to… More
A Cosmologist of Language: On Translating Magnús Sigurðsson
Through intricate wordplay and a titanic understanding of his native Icelandic, Sigurðsson is able to create tiny but arresting artifacts—fragments that scale an instant to an aeon, and a… More
PEN DIY: Joseph Keckler on How to Sing Yourself
In a fresh and inventive PEN DIY talk titled "How to Sing Yourself," Joseph Keckler used opera, fiction, poetry, photography, and performance to give the audience a glimpse of… More
Iran: Poets’ Sentencing Signals New Low
Iranian poets Fatemeh Ekhtesari and Mehdi Musavi have been sentenced to 11. 5 and 9 years in prison, respectively, and 99 lashes each in what PEN American Center today… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Thurs., October 15
U.S. publishers take stand against China censorship, Khadija Ismayilova hearing held, and Iran sentences two poets to prison. More
U.S. Publishers Pledge to Address Chinese Censorship
Twelve leading U.S. publishers have signed onto a PEN American Center pledge to monitor and address incidents of censorship in translations of books by foreign authors for the Chinese… More
Publishers’ Pledge on Chinese Censorship of Translated Works
As publishers we cherish and champion the freedom to read, write, and publish and the power of ideas to transcend geographic and political divides. We recognize that free expression… More
Beyond Lolita: Literary Writers on Sex and Sexuality
A series of events to benefit the PEN Writers' Emergency Fund Organized and moderated by Anna March, these events bring together authors and editors of some of the best literary… More
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