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The PEN Ten with Dunya Mikhail

Interview

By: Randa Jarrar | August 25, 2015

"When I came to America, I found that censorship had no home on the ground, but it was somehow in the air, implicit. Speech here is usually restricted to… More

The Bride

Drama

By: Sean J. White | August 24, 2015

"I didn’t think I’d take a woman to bed like this." More

Free Expression Digest: Mon., Aug 24

News DigestAugust 24, 2015

PEN's Free Expression Digest brings you a daily curated round-up of the most important free expression-related stories from around the web. Subcribe here. *This mailing list is currently in… More

Introducing PEN/OutWrite, An Online Platform for International LGBTQI Writers

Blog

By: PEN America | August 21, 2015

A new website featuring articles, essays, fiction, and films by both established and new LGBTQI artists and writers, as well as information and campaign resources about the violence too… More

Prosecutor Requests 9-Year Sentence for Khadija Ismayilova

Advocacy

By: Sarah Edkins Lien | August 21, 2015

A verdict in the farcical trial of the investigative journalist is expected over the summer holidays to avoid increased scrutiny from international media and activists. More

Luck

Flash Fiction

By: Ben Warner | August 21, 2015

Each one I held lightly in my palm—blowing on it to see it quiver, examining its ridges, squeezing it until the shell was as warm as my skin. Then… More