PEN Goes to the UN
For the past three weeks, I’ve been trudging up to the UN to engage with the Human Rights Committee. The main building of the Secretariat remains under construction so… More
Breaking Through Cybercensorship
A passionate panel of cyberactivists convened at the Cooper Union as part of the ThinkSwiss festival to discuss new tools and approaches to combating online censorship. Sponsored by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and… More
Mexican Senate Backs Federalization of Crimes Against Freedom of Expression
PEN International warmly welcomes the Mexican Senate’s approval, on March 13, 2012, of a constitutional amendment, which, if passed by Mexico’s states, will federalize crimes against journalists. More
Torturous Book Party Actually Quite Convivial
“Larry is very close to being an ideal author,” said John Oakes, founder of OR Books. He was talking about his press’ latest project, The Torture Report by Larry… More
Doug Liman Seeks Contributors to Reckoning with Torture Film
Our Reckoning with Torture film project enters its final phase today with director Doug Liman’s national call for citizen-contributed video footage and the launch of reckoningwithtorture.org, an innovative web… More
Liman, ACLU, PEN Ask Public to Submit Videos for Film Based on Torture Docs
Acclaimed director Doug Liman today invited people from around the country to help make his next film, an innovative project called Reckoning With Torture: Memos and Testimonies From the… More
Add Your Voice to Upcoming Movie “Reckoning With Torture”
You can be in acclaimed film director Doug Liman's (The Bourne Identity, Fair Game, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith) next movie: a partnership with the ACLU and the PEN… More
Doug Liman Seeks User Submissions for “Reckoning With Torture”
Having directed big-budget action thrillers like “The Bourne Identity” and “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” Doug Liman is taking a grassroots approach to a new project meant to raise awareness… More
PEN Abhors Free Expression Violations in Tibet
PEN American Center today expressed concern regarding the Chinese government’s crackdown on freedom of expression in Tibet after official media reported that authorities cut Internet and mobile phone service… More
Paul Auster Responds to Turkish Prime Minister, Speaks for Jailed Writers
Author and PEN American Center Member Paul Auster issued a statement today addressed to Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan that highlights the cases of Ragip Zarakolu and the scores… More
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