PEN Welcomes the Release of Enoh Meyomesse
PEN American Center welcomes the release of Cameroonian poet Enoh Meyomesse from prison. More
Andrew Solomon is new president of PEN American Center
Prize-winning author Andrew Solomon is the new president of the Pen American Center. More
PEN Calls for Independent International Inquiry into Boris Nemtsov’s Murder
The killing of Nemtsov sends a blood-chilling message to the Russian people about the costs and dangers of political dissent, compounding a climate of fear and repression created by… More
Media Advisory: “If They Tell You I’m Free, Tell Them I’m Not Free”
WHAT: #ShesNotFree #JumpTheFireWall A digital campaign to protest China’s violations of free expressionWHEN:April 30, 2013, at 8 pm at the PEN Literary Gala, honoring Philip RothWHERE: American Museum… More
Let’s Crowdsource Our Own Hollywood Movie About Torture
With controversy still swirling around the film Zero Dark Thirty and its misleading suggestion that torture put the CIA on the trail of Osama bin Laden, it's time to… More
Inching Toward Accountability?
Last week's confirmation hearing for John Brennan offered a small, and not especially satisfying, exercise in public accountability. But at least some of the big questions were asked. More
Artists Declare State of Emergency in Belarus
An appeal to: Baroness Cathy Ashton, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, Polish President Bronis?aw Komorowski, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, U.S. President Barack Obama, Spanish… More