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Lighten Up
Is the request to take down the tone of a character’s skin color ever unbiased? What does it mean to be a Black artist speaking his truth to power? More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Friday, October 14
Anti-Russia blogger stands trial in Belarus, and more. More
Missing from the Shelf: Book Challenges and Lack of Diversity in Children’s Literature
A persistent pattern of attempts to remove certain books from public schools and libraries, combined with a lack of diversity in Children's and Young Adult (CYA) book publishing, narrows… More
A ‘Graphic’ Graphic Novel: Meg Lemke on ‘This One Summer’
More from Mutha Magazine Editor-in-Chief Meg Lemke, on "This One Summer", an award-winning graphic novel by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki that immerses readers in two adolescent girls' conflicting desires… More
Press freedom threats in the US prompt writers to sign petition
Press freedom is essential to democracy. You cannot have one without the other. That is a statement of fact, not a boast. It follows that the activity specifically created… More
Free Expression Digest: Tues., July 5
China cracks down on social media based news reports, another SABC journalist is charged for protesting, Maldives courter order threatens closure of media group More
Sepideh Jodeyri | Status: Displaced/In Exile | Iran
Sepideh Jodeyri is an Iranian poet who translated the French graphic novel Blue is The Warmest Color by Julie Maroh into Persian. Jodeyri’s translation of the novel, which tells… More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., June 20
Local journalist killed in Texas, Turkey police use teargas against LGBT activists, Al-Jazeera journalists sentenced to death in Egypt More
China: Two Independent Chinese PEN Center Members Given Harsh Sentences
The sentencing of two Independent Chinese PEN Center members to lengthy prison terms for the publication of pro-democracy essays is yet another blow in the government’s crackdown on free… More
Call to Action: June 17 Day of action for Saudi Arabia
June 17, 2016 marks a confluence of significant anniversaries for several of PEN's main cases currently imprisoned in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. More