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Syria’s teenaged prisoners of conscience
The youngest known convicted prisoner of conscience in the world is a Syrian citizen. Her name is Tal al-Mallouhi, and she has been in prison since she was seventeen… More
September Fata Morgana
Our storydangles in the air in the nightsister for you do not end it its silken thread holds our life invisibly in the dark he who cuts itneeds not… More
Liao Yiwu: Grounded in China
The last time we checked in on the great Chinese writer, oral historian, and folk musician, Liao Yiwu (author of The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories: China from the… More
PEN Appeal: Taghi Rahmani
February 18, 2011 His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic The Office of the Supreme Leader Shoahada Street Qom Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sadeqh Larijani Head of the Judiciary Howzeh… More
Journalists and Independent Publishers Targeted in Crackdown on Peaceful Protests
Journalists and independent media outlets were among those attacked, reportedly by the state, during peaceful pro-democracy protestors, on Friday 2, 2011. More
The War on Torture
Near the start of this year's Sundance Film Festival, at a panel titled "Why Art Matters," veteran television producer Norman Lear answered the question this way: "The arts start… More
Revolution at Sundance
I am here in Park City, Utah, for my first encounter with the Sundance Festival; I had expected starlets in ski boots and parties in which people said 'Darling'… More
At Sundance, Doug Liman Turns Attention to Bush Administration Torture Record
Acclaimed director Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Fair Game) is teaming up with the American Civil Liberties Union, PEN American Center, and the Sundance Film… More
ACLU and PEN American Center to Present “Reckoning With Torture” at Sundance
The American Civil Liberties Union and PEN American Center, in conjunction with the Sundance Film Festival, will present a special performance of “Reckoning With Torture: Memos and Testimonies From… More
Nobel awarded to empty chair as China keeps dissidents quiet
The Nobel Peace Prize committee presented its award Friday in Norway to an empty chair reserved for imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, a tribute that has both sharply focused… More
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