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Poet and Writer Tran Duc Thach Sentenced to 12 Years in Vietnamese Prison
“This is a shocking and shameful outcome in a case that never should have been brought to trial in the first place." More
ADVISORY: PEN America, Ms. Magazine Host Conversation on Imprisoned Iranian Activist Nasrin Sotoudeh
“The new documentary film NASRIN is an inspiring portrait of an indefatigable human rights advocate, who has dedicated her life to fighting for the rights of the marginalized and… More
PEN America Launches Digital Project Documenting COVID’s Toll on Journalism
“The goal of the project was to humanize the pandemic’s toll on journalism." More
PEN America Decries Execution of Iranian Journalist
“We are devastated and horrified to learn of Rouhollah's execution." More
University of Dallas Tables Effort to Form Racial Justice Group
"That some people consider the topics 'divisive' is hardly sufficient justification to deny students their right to assembly and association." More
Charges Against Jimmy Lai, Arrest of Haze Fan are Dual Blows Against Press Freedom
“Jimmy Lai is being treated as an enemy of the state for the apparent ‘crime’ of speaking his mind about the city he loves." More
PEN America Condemns Raid on Florida COVID Scientist’s House
(New York, NY) — Florida law enforcement with guns drawn raided the home of a former state data scientist this week who said she was fired earlier this year… More
Amid Tumultuous Year, PEN America Virtual Gala Celebrates Acts of Courage and Bravery by Those Who Stand Up to Oppression
"I’m heartened to think that this assembly of not always like-minded but always like-hearted writers and thinkers and advocates—that our assembly tonight points to our power.” More
Barack Obama Receives 2020 PEN America Voice of Influence Award, Re-Embraces His Identity as a Writer
“My politics, my public life, and my more interior writing life have never been that far apart," More
Poet’s Arrest Latest in Iran’s Crackdown on Writers
"The Iranian authorities’ detention of Amin Moradi—one of at least five members of the IWA jailed in 2020—demonstrates a pattern of baselessly portraying writers as anti-state actors in order… More