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Chimamanda Adichie, Neil Gaiman, and More Join PEN in Urging President Obama to Press Saudi Arabia on Poet Sentenced to Beheading
NEW YORK—Seventy-one of the most prominent names in international literature and art have joined PEN America in an open letter to President Obama today, urging him to take up… More
PEN Podcast: Margaret Atwood Reads “The Tent” and “A Poor Woman Learns to Write”
Canadian poet, novelist, critic, essayist, and environmental activist Margaret Atwood attempts to answer the question "Does writing change anything?" More
In Blow to Independent Media, Azerbaijan Sentences Ismayilova to 7 1/2 Years
Ismayilova was convicted on charges of criminal libel, tax evasion, illegal business activity, and abuse of power. During the trial, not a single witness testified against Ismayilova in court. More
PEN Deplores Upholding of Life Sentence for Ilham Tohti
Today, PEN received the devastating news that Ilham Tohti’s life sentence has been upheld by a closed court in China. More
Watch & Listen: PEN DIY with Natalie Diaz
Listen to poet Natalie Diaz grapple with betraying her family in her book of poetry "When My Brother Was an Aztec" and share about the ongoing Mojave Language Revitalization… More
PEN South Africa Protests Sentencing of Swazi Editor
PEN South Africa protests the sentencing Swazi journalist Bheki Makhubu, editor of the independent news magazine The Nation, to two years imprisonment. More
PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature Marks Tenth Anniversary, April 28-May 4, 2014
A Weeklong Series of Readings, Debates, Performances, and Workshop Celebrates Writers Who Have Taken Artistic and Political RisksParticipants include Adonis, Boris Akunin, Martin Amis, Lydia Davis, Timothy Garton Ash,… More
PEN American Center Protests Fifteen-Year Prison Sentence for Qatari Poet
Al Ajami was arrested in 2011 on charges of “inciting the overthrow of the ruling system” and insulting the emir after a video of him reading an original poem… More
PEN at the UN Human Rights Council: Will China Listen?
In China, as we documented in The PEN Report: Creativity and Constraint in Today’s China, repression by the government is on the rise, and continues to grow in the… More
Blogger and Journalist Given Suspended Sentences, Both Released
PEN International welcomes the release of blogger and writer Jean Laokolé and journalist Eric Topona. More