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Blogger and Journalist Sentenced
PEN International concerned about prison sentences handed down to Kuwaiti blogger Rashid al-Anzi and journalist Ayyad al-Harbi for allegedly insulting the Kuwaiti ruling family. More
Jaipur Literature Festival: Proving Ground for Free Expression
The sobering fact is that Jaipur has become a sort of proving ground for free expression, where writers can both discuss human rights and experience, first hand, the extent… More
Writers Urge Obama to “Steer a Different Course” on Torture Investigations
PEN American Center today called on the Obama administration to stop inhibiting investigations into the torture of prisoners in U.S. custody... More
PEN’s Letter to President Obama on His Second Term
On January 28, 2013, Peter Godwin, K. Anthony Appiah, Francine Prose, Ron Chernow, and Salman Rushdie sent a letter to President Barack Obama, calling on him to abide by… More
On Translating Lutz Seiler
In calling forth his landscape’s life, in full awareness of both his literary and non-literary forebears, Lutz Seiler has re-contextualized and radically personalized German Naturlyrik for the 21st century,… More
PEN Protests Life Sentence Against Sociologist Pinar Selek
PEN International protests the life sentence served yesterday against Turkish writer, sociologist, and feminist Pınar Selek, who is accused of involvement in an explosion over 14 years ago. More
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PEN at the Fiction Addiction Reading Series: Jan. 29, 8PM
Join PEN American Center for an evening of readings by PEN Members old and new, with Catherine Chung, J. Robert Lennon, Tea Obreht, and Christopher Sorrentino at Bar 2A.… More
Mediawashed Middle East
For six years I have been speaking about the Middle East in schools, libraries, and community centers in the U.S. I discuss my novels set in Iran, and my… More
Editor Sentenced to 11 Years for Allegedly Defamatory Articles
PEN International protests the harsh sentence handed down to Somyot Pruekasemsuk, editor of a political magazine, for publishing two articles in 2010 deemed defamatory to Thailand's monarchy. More
PEN Case Studies in Digital Freedom – Targeting Individuals
On December 24, 2012, writer Turki al-Hamad was arrested in Saudi Arabia for posting several tweets on Twitter in which he criticized Islamists. Al-Hamad is a political analyst and… More
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