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
Detention of Poet Dareen Tatour Signals Worrying Escalation in Israeli Repression
Israel’s detention and prosecution of Arab-Israeli poet Dareen Tatour is further evidence of the increasingly aggressive measures undertaken by the government to restrict speech critical of the state, PEN… More
Free Expression Digest: Fri., June 17
House shifts on surveillance after Orlando shooting, Poland's new counter-terrorism law sets ominous precedent, and more More
Hong Kong: Bookseller’s Harrowing Account Requires Immediate Attention
Detained Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee’s account of his months-long ordeal in mainland police custody, where he was interrogated without a lawyer and forced to confess to “illegal trading,”… More
Free Expression Digest: Thurs., June 16
Hong Kong bookseller reveals details of mainland detention, Briton denies wife imprisoned in Iran is a spy, Bollywood's free speech drama, and more More
Free Expression Digest: Wed., June 15
Turkey blocks access to social media over hostage photos, Bangladeshi journalist held without charge, Trump creates media blacklist More
Free Expression Digest: Tue., June 14
Street protests in Pakistan after shooting of transgender activists, Saudi blogger ends hunger strike, Syrian activist shot in Turkey 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
Free Expression Digest: Mon., June 13
Bangladesh arrests 5,000 in crackdown against extremism, former SABC board member dead, journalist threatened on eve of Mexico's election More
Free Expression Digest: Fri., June 10
Bangladesh killings: Hindu monastery worker latest victim, dual-citizen Homa Hoodfar arrested in Iran, Guo Feixiong's 40th day of hunger strike More
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