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This Week In Free Expression
It seems no one is free from the tightening noose on free expression. This week in free expression news, the U.S. joins China, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka in threats… More
PEN Writers in the Schools
Over the past year, 10 PEN Members volunteered their time as part of the new PEN Writers in the Schools program to help students learn to use writing as… More
Nadine Gordimer: A Life Well Lived (1923-2014)
Nadine Gordimer was a remarkable author activist who did as much as anyone to rouse the conscience of the world to the iniquities of apartheid in South Africa. More
Enoh Meyomesse Returned to Hospital
According to Enoh Meyomesse’s friends and family, the imprisoned poet and activist has once again been admitted to the prison hospital in the overcrowded Kondengui Central Prison in Yaoundé. More
Prison Writing Award Winners: 2013-2014
Manuscripts come to us in a variety of forms: some are handwritten, some are typed, some are written in the margins of legal documents. More
2014 World Cup Beyond the Headlines: Funk Music Banned
As Argentina and Germany go head-to-head this weekend, visitors to Brazil are more likely to hear racist chants the popular Brazilian 'baile funk'. More
Journalists Sentenced to 10 Years in Myanmar
In a setback for Myanmar's move toward democracy, one editor and four journalists were sentenced to 10 years in prison for reporting on the alleged government seizure of land… More
Anne Hollander: 1930-2014
Former PEN American Center President Anne Hollander passed away Sunday at the age of 83. Described by the poet and her lifelong friend Richard Howard as “shamefully literary,” Hollander is celebrated for… More
PEN Takes Action, Beijing Takes Notice
Beijing is trying to intimidate and isolate Ilham Tohti’s supporters. These paranoid security measures are in inverse proportion to the solidity of the case against him. More
Honduras: Little Progress in Ending Impunity for Murder of Journalists
PEN calls on the Honduran authorities to do everything in its power to safeguard all journalists working in the country. More
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