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Editor Raif Badawi to be flogged 1,000 times in Saudi Arabia
Brutal sentence violates the prohibition against torture under international law. More
Myanmar: Crackdown on media continues
A Yangon court has sentenced three journalists, an editor, and a publisher to two years in prison term under a law preventing “publishing statements that could cause public alarm.” More
Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Silenced, Barred from Law
Iranian journalist and human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been barred from practicing law for three years, she told reporters in Tehran Sunday. This is the second time the… More
The PEN Ten with Forrest Gander
Is the conscience the soul’s surveillance of the self? When are observations neutral? Does a writer, even without knowing, intend to “use” observations for the benefit of the writing… More
PEN Honduras appeals to Supreme Court to fight ban on practicing journalism
Fighting the crackdown on journalists in the country, Julio Ernesto Alvarado and PEN Honduras members appealed to the Constitutional Section of the Supreme Court. More
Diary of The Silent
There is no time in this slow eternity / He makes a cup of black coffee, / and puts on a Fairouz song More
from What Is Not Missing Is Light
First an army destroys a temple, the limbs of men and statues are demolished, their names disappear, the soldiers become a hero, then a number, then a statue is… More
The PEN Ten with Amitava Kumar
I fear it is fashionable for many writers to think that they have to be right. I want to be wrong but true. Our task is to be human. More
Azerbaijani Journalist and Political Analyst Threatened
Arzu Geybullayeva, threatened and accused of treason for working for Istanbul-based Armenian newspaper More
Larger Questions as Twitter Enters the Fray in Battle Against Surveillance
Twitter filed suit today against government surveillance on free speech grounds. But Twitter has some questions to answer of its own in Iran and beyond. More
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