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With the Help of Our Friends
Prison and censorship aren’t new for the Zarakolu family, but now more than ever, they need your support. More
Enoh Timeline Experiment 3
In March 2013, Cameroonian author Enoh Meyomesse was declared an Honorary Member of PEN American Center. Use the timeline below to learn more about his case. To take action,… More
PEN International Writes from the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women
PEN International's Sarah Clarke writes from the UN Commission on the Status of Women, where PEN was invited to comment on the status of violence against women writers. More
Journalist’s Conviction for Investigating Alleged Rape Upheld on Appeal, Sentence Halved
PEN International welcomes the March 3, 2013 reduction of Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim’s prison sentence on appeal from one year to six months for interviewing a woman allegedly raped by… More
Grandmother Power!
Paola Gianturco's moving book Grandmother Power profiles grandmother activists in 15 countries on five continents about their human rights work. In this chilling excerpt, we learn how grandmothers in… More
PEN Presses UN on Free Expression in Nigeria and China
PEN's submissions to the UN on Nigeria and China spotlight widespread censorship and dangers for writers, musicians, and filmmakers. More
PEN Ups Pressure in Mexico as Another Journalist Is Murdered
The murder this week of Jaime Guadalupe González Dominguez, who edited and reported for the community news web site Ojinaga Noticias in Ojinaga, Chihuahua, is the first killing of… More
News Web Site Editor Shot Dead in Chihuahua
PEN International protests the murder of website editor and reporter Jaime Guadalupe González Domínguez, who was shot dead in Ojinaga, Chihuahua state, on 3 March 2013. More
PEN International to UN: Mexican Journalists Still Endangered Despite Reforms
Three years after Mexico accepted United Nations recommendations for combating violence against journalists and eradicating impunity for human rights violations, “the rate at which journalists are being attacked and… More