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UNITED STATES: Arrest of Reporter Dan Heyman in West Virginia an Egregious Overreaction
NEW YORK—The May 9 arrest of Dan Heyman, a Public News Service reporter, at the West Virginia State Capitol after he repeatedly tried to ask Health and Human Services… More
Russian Authorities Must Investigate Murder of Journalist Nikolai Andrushchenko
It is the urgent moral responsibility of Russian authorities to thoroughly investigate the murder of journalist Nikolai Andrushchenko, PEN America said in a statement today. More
MYANMAR: PEN Myanmar Finds Significant Shortfall In Free Expression Reform Promises
YANGON—As Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) celebrates one year in office, a civil society coalition led by PEN Myanmar noted a significant lack of progress… More
Azerbaijan: Rights Groups Demand the Release of Journalist Mehman Huseynov
Joint Statement As World Press Freedom Day is celebrated across the globe on May 3, we, the undersigned organizations, cannot forget the untenable price journalists pay for government criticism in… More
May Featured Case: Artists Under Threat in Turkey
In the face of censorship, persecution, imprisonment, and a recent referendum that will inevitably usher in alarming new restrictions, these Turkish artists courageously refuse to quiet their creative expression. More
MYANMAR: PEN America Demands Immediate Investigation into Murder of News Editor Wai Yan Heinn
The murder of news editor Wai Yan Heinn in Myanmar, a country notorious for its climate of impunity in attacks on journalists, demands an immediate and thorough investigation. More
US: Decision to Stop Releasing White House Visitor Logs a “Step Backwards”
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration’s announcement that it would end the Obama administration’s practice of routinely releasing White House visitor logs is a step backwards for government transparency and… More
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Arbitrary detention of prominent writer and human rights defender
PEN is deeply concerned about the ongoing arbitrary detention of Ahmed Mansour Al Shehhi (أحمد منصور الشحي), a well-known writer and human rights defender who was arrested on March… More
ETHIOPA: Zone 9 Bloggers Should Be Acquitted of All Charges
NEW YORK—The Ethiopian Supreme Court's decision yesterday to open a criminal case against two Zone 9 bloggers formerly charged and acquitted of terrorism is a shameful setback in a long… More
April Featured Case: Ukrainian Filmmaker Imprisoned in Russia On Charges of “Terrorism”
Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov was sentenced to 20 years in a Siberian prison on charges rooted in his political activities, namely his outspoken criticism of Russia’s annexation of Crimea. More