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European court to decide whether mass surveillance is consistent with human rights
The post below originally appeared on CDT.org to provide comprehensive background on Big Brother Watch v. UK, the surveillance suit currently before the European Court on Human Rights in… More
Unstill Life: A Daughter’s Memoir of Art and Love in the Age of Abstraction
A labyrinth of hallways painted in psychedelic colors—neon yellow, electric green and florid pink—snaked through all buildings. Ramps and passageways led to communal spaces that were designed for galleries,… More
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Writer and Editor Released
PEN welcomes the March 29, 2014 release of Tibetan writer and editor Tashi Rabten (pen-name Te’urang) who had been serving a four-year prison sentence in connection with his critical… More
Tell the White House What You Think About Big Data
Calling all PEN members and supporters! The White House is currently conducting a review of "Big Data and the Future of Privacy." As part of the review, they are… More
In the Blazing Cities of Your Rotten Carcass Mouth
The chained man was moaning about how he had gone from office to office to see what the Lord had to offer. / And all I have now, he… More
PEN American Center to Premiere Never-Before-Seen Video Message from Artist Ai Weiwei in Brooklyn
Acclaimed writers Sergio De La Pava, Jennifer Egan, Chang-Rae Lee, and Victoria Redel will join PEN American Center on the plaza of Brooklyn Public Library on April 10 to… More
The PEN Ten with Je Banach
Writing may be courageous, but reading and speaking about what we read are also courageous acts. The discourse we create when we talk about books is daring just as… More
Translator Deniz Zarakolu Among 45 Released in Istanbul KCK Trials
PEN is delighted by the news of the release pending trial of writer and translator Deniz Zarakolu after two-and-a-half years in pre-trial detention. More
Three Poems by Osama Alomar
Your eyes burn with the desire for expression / If you were the only creature who loved me / That would mean that I am a good human being… More
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