PEN Case Studies in Digital Freedom – Censorship
In this series of posts, we demonstrate how we use the PEN Declaration on Digital Freedom to defend writers, bloggers, and activists. We'll look at internet censorship in China… More
La libertad de los escritores
Preside el Pen Internacional de Escritores y ha venido por primera vez al Cartagena Hay Festival a participar en el debate sobre Ficción y no ficción. More
Writers Urge Obama to “Steer a Different Course” on Torture Investigations
PEN American Center today called on the Obama administration to stop inhibiting investigations into the torture of prisoners in U.S. custody... More
Enoh Meyomesse | Status: Released | Cameroon
Enoh Meyomesse, 57, is a writer, blogger, historian and political activist who has published more than 15 books of poetry, prose, essays, and works on political and cultural themes… More
PEN Case Studies in Digital Freedom – Targeting Individuals
On December 24, 2012, writer Turki al-Hamad was arrested in Saudi Arabia for posting several tweets on Twitter in which he criticized Islamists. Al-Hamad is a political analyst and… More
Three Years after the Quake
Saturday will mark three years since the devastating earthquake in Haiti that killed an estimated 300,000 people. PEN, too, was affected by the tragedy, as PEN Haiti's director Georges… More
Turkish writers’ group investigated for ‘insulting state’
PEN Turkey accused of breaking law by condemning musician's prosecution as a 'fascist development' More
PEN Turkey Latest Target of Censors
The widening net of censorship in Turkey is now threatening to snare the Turkish PEN Center, with eight members of the organization’s board of directors now facing a criminal… More
Digital Freedom and Crime in the Twitterverse
As the global reach of social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook expands, important questions of Digital Freedom and free expression arise. More
Trading for Internet Freedom
While it may seem unusual for an organization with a 90-year history of promoting literature to sit arm-to-arm with international traders, the size and scope of both multinational corporations… More