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Russian Journalists Raided Amid Their Investigation Into Government Corruption
Police in Russia this week raided the homes of a number of journalists from the independent investigative media outlet Proekt.Media. More
Arizona Senate to Vote on Budget Including “Divisive Concepts” Provisions
The Arizona state senate is set to vote this week on a state budget that includes a set of provisions prohibiting teachers, administrators, and other school district employees from… More
Five Years Post-Coup Attempt, Turkey’s Writers Face Ever-Deepening Crackdown on Free Expression
In the five years since a coup attempt in Turkey, the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has orchestrated a repressive, society-wide crackdown that has dramatically limited free expression… More
Second Editorial Writer From Defunct Hong Kong Newspaper Arrested
Apple Daily editorial writer Fung Wai-kong was reportedly arrested at the Hong Kong airport on Sunday night on suspicion of "foreign collusion to endanger national security." More
Cuban Artist and Activist Hamlet Lavastida Abruptly Imprisoned
PEN America and PEN International today condemned the detention of Cuban visual artist and activist Hamlet Lavastida. More
PEN America Condemns Russia’s Labeling of Bard College an “Undesirable Organization”
The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office last week labeled Bard College as an “undesirable” non-governmental organization in Russia, effectively banning the institution of higher education from continuing its operations on… More
Failure to Reappoint UNC Law Professor Comes as Academic Freedom Questions Mount
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has reportedly denied reappointment of UNC law professor Eric Muller to the UNC Press Board of Governors. More
Amid Hong Kong Paper’s Closure, Apple Daily Editorial Writer Arrested
The arrest of an editorial writer at the Apple Daily represents the deepening criminalization of free expression in Hong Kong under the draconian National Security Law. More
Closure of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily Is “Death Knell for Independent Media”
There should be no pretense that this is anything other than a death knell for independent media in Hong Kong. More
Wole Soyinka to Present Award to Henry Louis Gates Jr. at PEN America Gala
PEN America announced today that acclaimed Nigerian writer, poet, and playwright Wole Soyinka will fly in from Nigeria to offer remarks at the organization’s 2021 Literary Gala celebration in… More