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Free Expression Digest: Tues., June 23
PEN's Free Expression Digest brings you the latest news and developments on censorship, mass surveillance, and other challenges to free expression worldwide. Subscribe to the Free Expression Digest to… More
Concern in South Africa over British GCHQ’s Unlawful Interception of Communications
Reports, confirmed by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, that the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), a British intelligence and surveillance agency, intercepted the communications of human rights groups in South Africa… More
India: Authorities must ensure swift and thorough investigation into murder of journalist
Police have arrested three men in connection with the murder of journalist Sandeep Kothari, who was kidnapped and burned to death in the state of Madya Pradesh. More
A View from the United States: The PEN America Translation Committee
This is a fascinating time for literary translators into English, and a critical one. Where does the work of the PEN America Translation Committee fit into this changing landscape?… More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., June 22
Ruling against GCHQ spying, Al Jazeera journalist released, Journalist murdered in Mexico, Google gagged over DOJ Wikileaks investigation, and more... More
A Suitable Foundation
I think if I popped you a bunch of snakes would wriggle out. Well go on then, you can say something, I think. I’m giving you permission, I… More
On World Refugee Day, PEN International highlights the plight of African journalists and calls on Centers to join assistance programs to writers in exile
A Conversation with Two Ethiopian Writers in Exile: PEN International and its partners have seen a corresponding rise in requests for assistance from writers in exile or seeking to… More
Free Expression Digest: Fri., June 19
PEN's Free Expression Digest brings you the latest news and developments on censorship, mass surveillance, and other challenges to free expression worldwide. Subscribe to the Free Expression Digest to receive a… More
Free Expression Digest: Thurs., June 18
PEN's Free Expression Digest brings you the latest news and developments on censorship, mass surveillance, and other challenges to free expression worldwide. Subscribe to the Free Expression Digest to… More
PEN Condemns Terrorist Attack on Emanuel AME Church in Charleston
PEN American Center expresses its grief and outrage at the act of terrorism perpetrated at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on June 17, 2015. More
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