DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Cultural icons demand Trump spare arts funding, Secretary Tillerson allows Fox News but excludes others from his DMZ meeting, and more. More
ISRAEL: Poet Dareen Tatour Should Be Acquitted For Protest Poem and Facebook Posts
NEW YORK—Ahead of upcoming hearings in the trial of poet Dareen Tatour, a Palestinian citizen of Israel who has been charged with incitement to violence and support of terrorism,… More
BAHRAIN: Concern for health of academic, activist, and blogger Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace
PEN is deeply concerned for the health and well-being of prominent Bahraini academic, activist, and blogger Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace, currently detained in Jau prison serving a life sentence for… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
A federal judge in Hawaii temporarily blocks Trump's revised travel ban, the administration's new budget could have dire effects on NEH and NEA, and more. More
Jasper Johns, Rosanne Cash, Hanya Yanagihara, and more than 200,000 Americans Call on Congress to Save Federal Arts Funding
More than 200,000 Americans have joined PEN America, the Daily Kos, and other progressive groups in calling on Congress to reject the proposed federal budget revealed today and to… More
Joint Statement on the Deterioration of Freedom of Expression and Media Freedom in Turkey
This was originally presented as an oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council by Sarah Clarke of PEN International on March 15, 2017. PEN International, ARTICLE 19, and 66 organizations are deeply… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
The Trump travel ban is scheduled to go into effect at midnight, Tillerson only allows a little known conservative outlet on his plane to Asia, and more. More
PEN Myanmar: Pushing Free Expression Reform And Revitalizing Literature
PEN Myanmar always strives to find a balance between revitalizing Myanmar literature, and defending and promoting freedom of expression. More
China: Order to Restrict Children’s Books a Troubling Step Toward Ideological Conformity
NEW YORK - The Chinese government’s reported introduction of new measures to restrict children’s access to books written by foreign authors is the next step in China’s growing restrictions… More