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Encryption and the Faustian Bargain
Charges in Ethiopia and the U.S. suggest that encryption may be the most effective way to thwart government surveillance in the short term, but may also single activists out… More
This Week in Free Expression: August 15, 2014
Surveillance continues to be at the forefront of American free expression concerns in all but one place: casinos. More
Five Poems from Prison
In 2012, Alireza Roshan was incarcerated at Evin prison in Iran—known for housing political prisoners and dissidents—on charges of “incitement and collusion with intent to disrupt national security." He… More
Ferguson: No Place for Repression in American Heartland
Unacceptable tactics used in Ferguson dangerously resemble those used by repressive regimes subject to unflinching American criticism. Journalists must be able to report on issues related to discrimination and… More
PEN Announces 2014 Translation Fund Winners
From a field of 120 applicants, the Fund’s Advisory Board has selected fifteen projects for funding. More
Fragile Victories, Real Challenges: Free Expression in South East Asia
Recent crackdowns on media freedoms in Myanmar—including the conviction of five Unity Journal writers for their reporting on an alleged weapons facility and standing threats of imprisonment against another… More
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I Am China
Dear Queen, maybe this is not your business but I have had a very troubled bowel since I was a child, which is exactly what Fidel Castro has… More
The PEN Ten with Harvey J. Kaye
My lifelong hero—ever since I was a boy—is Thomas Paine, the American Revolutionary and radical-democratic pamphleteer. I would love to be identified with his words, words such as “The… More
PEN International Condemns Killings of Journalists and Attacks on Media during Israeli Offensive in Gaza
PEN International condemns the killings and the reported deliberate targeting of certain journalists, media organizations, and their infrastructures that have taken place during Israel’s offensive in Gaza. More
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