Vive Charlie Hebdo!
Michael Jackson, the Vatican, Christianity, Islam, LGBT, and the U.S.—we chose Six Charlie Hebdo covers that celebrate the power of creative freedom and satire. More
PEN Appalled by Savage Attack on French Satirical Magazine Charlie Hebdo
PEN International, PEN American Center, French PEN, PEN Lebanon, English PEN, and PEN Turkey condemn the unprecedented attack on the French publication, Charlie Hebdo’s office in Paris today in… More
PEN Condemns Murders of Charlie Hebdo Journalists
As writers, editors, and artists we stand together today in solidarity and outrage at the murder of our colleagues at Charlie Hebdo in Paris. More
Survey: Most Writers in Free Countries Worried about Spying
Three-quarters of writers in liberal democracies are concerned about government surveillance and one-third have censored their own writing because of those fears, according to a new survey.The analysis from the… More
Global Chilling: The Impact of Mass Surveillance on International Writers
Based on a survey of nearly 800 writers worldwide, concern about surveillance is now nearly as high among writers living in democracies (75 percent) as among those living in… More
New PEN Report Demonstrates Global Chilling Effect of Mass Surveillance
Self-Censorship in Democratic Countries Approaching Authoritarian Levels: Ripple effects of mass surveillance are reverberating worldwide, driving writers to self-censor, according to a new report by PEN American Center released… More
Khaled Hosseini Joins PEN to Call for Immediate Release of Azeri Journalist Khadija Ismayilova
Ismayilova was arrested December 5 in Baku on spurious charges of inciting a man to suicide, and was subsequently sentenced to two months in pretrial detention. A leading investigative… More
Egypt: Like a Facebook Post, Go to Jail
As the world marks a year since the arrest of three Al Jazeera journalists, an unprecedented wave of persecution is sharply delimiting the bounds of free speech in Egypt.… More
Board Works Out Summer Assignment Policy
Cape board members approved a summer assignment policy Dec. 11 by a 6-0 vote with one absent. More
January Hearing May End James Risen’s Ordeal—or Not
On January 5, New York Times reporter James Risen and his attorney may reach an agreement with the Justice Department that would see him testify in the case without… More
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