Freedom of Expression Under Threat in Thailand as Army Imposes Restrictions on Media
PEN International calls on the Thai army to allow journalists and other writers to continue their essential work documenting and commenting on the emerging situation as martial law is… More
A Protest On Behalf of Ai Weiwei Grows In Brooklyn
The issue of free expression in China is coming to Brooklyn, riding the wave of the world's most famous dissident artist, Ai Weiwei. While the Brooklyn Museum gears up… More
PEN Condemns Alleged U.S. and UK Surveillance of Human Rights Organizations
PEN is deeply concerned about allegations by Edward Snowden that human rights organizations have been directly targeted by U.S. and UK spy agencies’ surveillance programs. More
Two New NSA Reform Proposals Announced
After a long quiet period on Capitol Hill, two new NSA reform proposals are being introduced this week. More
Two More Murders of Journalists Highlight Need for Effective Measures to End Impunity
Last month, two more journalists were found murdered in Mexico, a country infamous for attacks on the press. PEN International released the following statement on their deaths and the… More
Letter to the UN: The Right to Privacy in the Digital Age
The Global Network Initiative has written to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the occasion of an expert seminar on the right to privacy in the digital… More
Authors call on Putin to release ‘chokehold’ on expression in Russia
On the day before the Winter Olympics officially open in Russia, more than 200 authors, including several Nobel laureates, have called on President Vladimir Putin to repeal laws that limit freedom… More
ICPC Member Li Jianhong Conditionally Released from Detention
UPDATE: Writer Li Jianhong, a member of the Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC) who served as its Writers in Prison Committee Coordinator until the end of 2013, was conditionally… More
Publisher Yao Wentian Detained Amidst Renewed Crackdown on Dissent
PEN is seriously concerned about the ongoing detention of Hong Kong-based publisher Yao Wentian, who has been held in Shenzhen since October 27, 2013. More
PEN Award Winner Ayşe Berktay Released from Prison in Turkey
PEN American Center is thrilled by the news that Turkish translator, writer, and peaceful activist Ayşe Berktay has been released from prison pending trial today, but remains deeply troubled… More