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Letter from Kiev: What Can Ukraine Expect from the West Now?
In light of the ongoing crisis in Kiev, where dozens of people have died in clashes between protesters and security forces, PEN reached out to our colleagues in Ukraine… More
Reflecting on Harm within Networks
There are plenty of cases where the costs of surveillance are borne by those directly affected or by a class of people who are harmed collectively, but the costs… More
The Harms of Electronic Surveillance in the Workplace
Electronic surveillance in the workplace serves to perpetuate existing inequalities and thus reflects broader dynamics of power relations and social structure. More
Surveillance in South Africa: a Grievous Bodily Harm
In truth, South African literature has flourished post-apartheid, producing a range of new voices and genre literature for the first time, although the identity of our literature as a… More
Understanding the Threat
Improving the state of privacy is even more complicated now that we have begun to understand the extent of the government’s surveillance capabilities. A year ago, many might have… More
Putin’s Fight For “Traditional Values”
Leading up to and throughout the Sochi Winter Olympic Games, we will be exploring through poetry, fiction, and nonfiction the implications of growing restrictions on freedom of expression in… More
Le Quoc Quan’s Appeal Rejected
PEN calls upon its members to send renewed letters of appeal for the immediate and unconditional release of blogger and human rights lawyer Le Quoc Quan, whose appeal was… More
Coalition Condemns Appeal Court Decision in Le Quoc Quan Case
HANOI—A coalition of 14 human rights NGOs and networks strongly condemns the decision this week by an appeal court upholding a 30-month prison sentence for Vietnamese human rights lawyer… More
David Miranda Denied Judicial Review
In light of today's denial of a judicial review application for David Miranda, partner of journalist Glenn Greenwald who published documents leaked by Edward Snowden, PEN American Center echoes… More
Protest Chilling Climate of Censorship in India
PEN is increasingly concerned about a chilling climate of censorship and self-censorship in India after Penguin Books withdrew Wendy Doniger's The Hindus: An Alternative History—the third publication to be… More
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