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Don’t Spy On Us Raises Concerns on Emergency Surveillance Legislation
This week, legislation will be rushed through Parliament that includes new surveillance powers affecting every citizen in the United Kingdom. More
PEN American Center Calls for Release of Undocumented Journalist Jose Antonio Vargas
Vargas was detained at an airport Border Control station as he prepared to board a flight from McAllen to Houston. More
Goodbye to a Great Woman
A writer like Nadine Gordimer is rare. She was one of those great ones who challenged the human faculty for reading because her writing never conformed to the norms… More
How Ending Net Neutrality Will Harm Writers and Readers
Our members have weighed in and it's clear that net neutrality is essential for research and for writers to reach audiences—especially when writing about critical or unpopular topics. More
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
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