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When She Left

was her face moving or talking, were the words her own; was it because she was missing or because of something else; if moving how grainy, was it from… More

PEN DIY

Building on oral traditions, parables, and the rich history of artists as unpretentious makers, PEN DIY celebrates how literature can be approachable yet unexpected, and how it can help… More

PEN Condemns UK Spying on Journalists’ Communications

Today’s revelations that the UK's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) ‘harvested’ correspondence between journalists and editors at news organisations such as the BBC, the Guardian, the New York Times, and… More

Sabotaging Free Speech in Italy

In Paris and throughout France, millions took to the street last Sunday in support of freedom of expression. And yet, in Italy, at the end of this month, one… More

Press Freedom Waning in Hong Kong

The deterioration of press freedom has accelerated over the past year in Hong Kong, coinciding with a period of rising political tension, according to a new report released by… More