Russian Artist Slava Mogutin Backs Boycott of Sochi Olympics
The artist has asylum in the United States, and he calls the Winter Olympics Putin's "pet project and propaganda vehicle." More
All Eyes On Mexico’s Newly-Empowered Special Prosecutor
Will the federal government's new power to prosecute crimes against journalists finally end the impunity? More
PEN Criticizes Turkey’s Ergenekon Convictions
On Monday, August 5, 2013, the Istanbul Heavy Penal Court No. 13 decided the fates of 275 individuals who were accused of being part of a coup plot against… More
In My House It is Not a House: An American Poet visits PEN Haiti
PEN member Harriet Levin Millan writes about her inspiring visit to PEN Haiti's new House of Literature, where she held poetry workshops with Haitian and American youth. More
Twitter abuse stirs unease in Britain
Hours after successfully campaigning to have a woman - Jane Austen - featured on a new British banknote, Caroline Criado-Perez was bombarded with rape and death threats. The vast… More
Groups call for EU action against mass surveillance
Regarding the online petition calling on leaders of the European Union to halt mass surveillance practices. More
Three Lessons on Digital Circumvention from Canada
Our Freedom to Write Fellow shares three lessons on circumvention from a landmark digital freedom conference hosted by the research activist group Citizen Lab. More
Nelson Mandela, Robert Mugabe And The Countries They Shaped
As the ailing Nelson Mandela turned 95 this month, the international community celebrated his legacy and rooted for his recovery. Just to the north in Zimbabwe, President Robert Mugabe,… More
Letter from Ethiopia’s Gulag
I am jailed, with around 200 other inmates, in a wide hall that looks like a warehouse. For all of us, there are only three toilets. More
President Obama: Discuss Human Rights in Vietnam
PEN urges President Obama to use his meeting with Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang to press for the release of dozens of writers who have been detained for their… More
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