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Joint Statement Regarding the Impact of the U.S. Immigration Ban On Artistic Freedom
By inhibiting artists’ ability to move freely in the performance, exhibition, or distribution of their work, President Trump’s Executive Order jettisons voices which contribute to the vibrancy, quality, and… More
Famous Writers Plan A ‘Literary Protest’ On The Steps Of The New York Public Library
PEN America, an organization built around a desire to defend open expression in the U.S., is preparing a “literary protest” in the most likely of places: the steps of… More
Defending Free Expression: A Toolkit For Writers and Readers
Defending Free Expression: A Toolkit for Writers and Readers starts by identifying the warning signs of a developing autocracy, then suggests specific actions writers and readers can take to… More
Back to the Bad Old Days: Freedom of Expression ‘Under Siege’ in Nigeria
Despite the passage of time, the evolution of new media channels and an increase in the number of professional and amateur reporters, freedom of expression is still under siege… More
Writers At Risk
PEN's bedrock work is long-term advocacy on behalf of individual writers who are being persecuted because of their work. This page features our highest priority cases. With the help… More
Open letter: Writers and free expression groups call for urgent support for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
PEN and the undersigned writers and international members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) are dismayed by the serious financial crisis facing the Inter-American Commission on Human… More
UNHRC: Investigate Writer and Activist Murders in Bangladesh
PEN America led a group of sixteen human rights organizations in issuing a statement calling for the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry by the United Nations Human Rights… More
Belarusian PEN Center: The Struggle for Writers’ Independence
Introducing our new series showcasing the work of the over 140 centers that form PEN International. This month we speak to the Belarusian PEN Center on free expression challenges… More
Not In Our Name: Joint World Press Freedom Day Statement 116 Days After Charlie Hebdo
On World Press Freedom Day, 116 days after the attack at the office of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo that left 11 dead and 12 wounded, we the undersigned… More
2015 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award
Khadija Ismayilova “If we can continue to reject the thinking that is imposed on us and believe that human dignity is not for sale, then we are the winners, and… More
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