“Writers Must Take Lead in Burma Peace Process”
“People are hungry to have and disseminate information after 50 years of dictatorship,” explained Ma Thida, President of PEN Myanmar. “They are longing for freedom.” More
Founding Member of PEN Honduras Fighting Ban on Practice
Julio Ernesto Alvarado is fighting the reinstatement of a 16-month ban on practicing journalism More
Disproportionate Response: Myanmar Journalist Shot Dead
Myanmar journalist Aung Naing was shot and buried by the military on October 4, allegedly as he tried to escape custody. More
Vietnamese Writer-Activist Tortured in Detention
According to reports, Dang Xuan Dieu, has been held in solitary confinement, forced to sleep and eat next to his excrement, denied access to adequate food, clean drinking water,… More
After Ferguson, PEN Calls for New Police Guidelines on Media Freedom
The striking number of violations of press freedom during the Ferguson, MO protests reveals an urgent need for better training for police on media freedoms during public demonstrations, PEN… More
Press Freedom Under Fire in Ferguson
On the basis of these findings, PEN America calls upon the U.S. Department of Justice to carry out investigations into violations of press freedom that took place in the context… More
Vietnamese Journalist and Blogger Dieu Cay Released from Prison into Exile
PEN hails the release of Dieu Cay by the world's most notorious jailer of bloggers, but protests his forced exile. More
A Land Where the Storyteller is the Story
For Mexicans today, it is hard to interpret the words around us. In the classified section, narco messages appear in the broken thumb language of text messaging. More
Editor Raif Badawi to be flogged 1,000 times in Saudi Arabia
Brutal sentence violates the prohibition against torture under international law. More
Myanmar: Crackdown on media continues
A Yangon court has sentenced three journalists, an editor, and a publisher to two years in prison term under a law preventing “publishing statements that could cause public alarm.” More
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