Interview: Myanmar PEN’s Nay Phone Latt
PEN International's Sarah Clarke catches up with Nay Phone Latt at the Internet Governance Forum (IFG) in Indonesia to talk about the impact of the political changes in Myanmar… More
An Open Letter to British Prime Minister David Cameron
In light of the most recent revelations on surveillance in the U.K., the U.S., and beyond, PEN American Center joined PEN International, English PEN, PEN Canada, and a host… More
Back to Court on Surveillance
This past week, The New York Times revealed that the federal government has used evidence gathered by secret surveillance in criminal cases without disclosing the source of the information,… More
Where You Go to Jail for Calling Someone a Rat
Two journalists face jail time in Sierra Leone for a colorful description of their president. More
PEN Protests Kerim Yildiz’s Visa Delay
Kerim Yildiz, a British citizen and leading human rights advocate for the Kurdish people, has been waiting more than nineteen months for a visa to travel to the United… More
PEN at the UN Human Rights Council: Nigeria on the Brink
Nigeria's burgeoning democracy, on the cusp of a digital revolution, faces dangerous threats to journalists and censorship. More
PEN at the UN Human Rights Council: End Impunity for the Killing of Mexican Journalists
PEN will press Mexico at the UN Human Rights Council to provide better protection for journalists and writers, with 46 killed since 2006. More
Ethiopia’s lone opposition MP warns of backlash against authoritarianism
Girma Seifu Maru says government could face violent struggle if it fails to open up to critical voices More
United States Accused of Unprecedented Assault on Press Freedom
Press freedom advocates in the United States charge that the administration of President Barack Obama is engaged in a war on “leaks” of secret information that is without parallel… More
A Message from Solitary Confinement
Kazakh poet Aron Atabek is in solitary confinement for a book he wrote in prison. He sent this message to PEN. More
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