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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
Sport for Rights Letter Appeal to Lady Gaga
PEN American Center is proud to be a signatory of this Sport for Rights letter to Lady Gaga asking that she appeal on behalf of the jailed journalists, like… More
Syrian Refugee Writer Picks Up His Pen Again
He remembers the evening when he was able to pick up his pen. “Our men’s group had a good discussion that lasted four hours,” he recalled. “Afterwards, I felt… More
from Weirde Sister
I have a ring that throws up when a cat dies / I have a ring where instead of a jewel it has one of God’s baby teeth /… More
Unjustified Takedown of Facebook Accounts Critical of Russia Threatens Free Expression
Amid an ever-growing trend of Russian internet censorship, PEN American Center is gravely concerned by reports of Facebook’s unwarranted content removal and account deactivation or suspension of Ukrainian and… More
Free Expression Digest: Wed., June 17
June 17 is the third anniversary of the jailing of Raif Badawi, Exiled from Syria: When the most dangerous place for journalists is your country, Thailand's junta deals free… More
Free Expression Digest: Tues., June 16
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 DIY: Bob Morris on How to Deal with Regret
Bob Morris took to the stage in early June at the Ace Hotel to launch his new memoir, Bobby Wonderful, an “introspective, yet humorous look at the final journeys… More
The PEN Ten with Khaled Mattawa
"Being uninhibited is not the only imaginative state that artists should seek to be all the time." More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., June 15
Azerbaijan media "edits" Khadija op-ed, France moves to censor Google, China gains new tools for cracking down on dissent, and more. More