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“We Cannot Help but Feel Sorrow”: On Commemorating the Tiananmen Square Massacre
It is illegal to discuss the Tiananmen Square Massacre in China, which is why it is important that people of conscience around the globe remember this day. More
Newsroom Transparency Tracker Empowers the Public in an Age of Distrust
The Transparency Tracker provides: • A media literacy tool that empowers the public to hone in on reliable sources of news and defend themselves from fraudulent news and misinformation • An accountability tool… More
President’s Tweet Suggesting Boycott of CNN’s Parent Company, AT&T, A Disregard for Press Freedom
"The president's suggestion to boycott a major U.S. corporation because of news coverage that he finds unfavorable makes plain the self-serving, insidious nature of his attacks on the media… More
Stanislav Aseyev’s Detention Approaches Two-Year Mark Amid Global Pleas For His Release
“Stanislav Aseyev’s continued detention confirms that the grave dangers facing journalists covering the conflict in the Eastern Ukraine have not ebbed, but in fact intensified,” said Polina Kovaleva, PEN… More
DARE: State Department to Launch New Human Rights Panel Stressing ‘Natural Law’
State Department will launch new panel stressing human rights "natural law," feared by some as an attempt to narrow protections for women and members of the LGBTQ community. More
DARE: Julian Assange ‘Too Ill’ to Appear for Court Hearing, Says Lawyer
Julian Assange’s lawyers argue he is too ill to appear in court. (See PEN America’s statement on the indictment against Assange.) The Supreme Court rules... More
DARE: Reuters Journalists Wa Lone, Kyaw Soe Oo Receive Pulitzer
Reuters journalists and PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write honorees Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo receive their Pulitzer Prizes in person weeks after being released... More
PEN America Joins Amicus Letter Supporting Journalist Whose Materials Were Seized by Police
PEN America joins 60 media and press freedom organizations in filing an amicus letter in support of San Francisco journalist Bryan Carmody, advocating for the return of his improperly… More
Arrest of Chinese Filmmaker Deng Chuanbin Represents the Extreme Lengths of Chinese Authorities to Silence Artistic Voices
"Deng Chuanbin appears to have been arrested merely for tweeting out a meme making reference to a historical date. As we near the 30th anniversary of Tiananmen, we can expect… More
DARE: Robert L. Bernstein, Publisher and Champion of Dissent, Dies at 96
Robert Bernstein, longtime chairman of Random House and founder of Human Rights Watch, has died. A new survey finds press freedoms for Native American... More