PEN Appeals to Xi Jinping for Release of Imprisoned Chinese
For them, pens and laptops are the tools of their trade and their megaphones to the world. More
Banned Books Week Gets a Digital Makeover
Last year the sponsors behind Banned Books Week began giving the three-decades-old promotion a makeover for the digital age. More
Azerbaijan: Sport for Rights and PEN Call for Release of Detained Journalist, End to Pressure against Independent Media
The Sport for Rights Coalition condemns the Azerbaijani authorities’ extensive pressure against the staff of independent online television station Meydan TV, as part of a wider unprecedented crackdown on… More
Auster, Franzen, Egan, and More to Xi Jinping on Eve of State Visit: Free China’s Jailed Writers
NEW YORK—As President Obama prepares to welcome Xi Jinping on his first official visit to the United States next week, PEN American Center has released an open letter to… More
Has Charlie Hebdo gone too far with new cartoons? British lawyers think so
Strong responses to the magazine's cartoons of Aylan Kurdi have put freedom of speech in the spotlight. More
Drowned Migrant Cartoon Pisses People Off — Just as ‘Charlie Hebdo’ Likely Intended
The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is stirring up controversy once again with a series of cartoons about Europe's migrant and refugee crisis. More
Media freedom at stake as Turkey fights rebels
When suspected Islamic State (IS) jihadists organised a deadly attack on Turkish activists in Suruc on the Syrian border in July, respected newspaper commentator Kadri Gursel responded with a… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., September 15
Malaysia censors private film screening, Facebook takes on hate speech in Germany, and press freedom continues to fade in Turkey. More
Eskinder Nega, Zone 9, and Anti-Terrorism Laws: Ethiopia’s Free Expression Crisis
This past weekend marks one year since Ethiopian authorities conducted a sweeping arrest of a group of 6 young bloggers from the Zone 9 Collective and three other journalists.… More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., Sept. 14
Reporters threatened or under attack in Azerbaijan, Turkey, Thailand, Nepal, Columbia, and Ireland. More