Fighting The Sad Scourge of Our Times

John Ralston Saul, Russell Banks, and Elena Poniatowska from PEN American Center, Marian Botsford Fraser from PEN Canada, and many others from PEN International and centers in Europe and Asia are traveling to Mexico… More

PEN Protesta! Kicks Off

John Ralston Saul, Russell Banks, and Elena Poniatowska from PEN American Center, Marian Botsford Fraser from PEN Canada, and many others from PEN International and centers in Europe and Asia are traveling to Mexico… More

Moving Forward, Looking Backward

Ten years after the first detainees of America’s war on terrorism arrived at Guantanamo Bay, we must ask ourselves: What needs to be done to repair the damage caused… More

Media Advisory: PEN PROTESTA!

PEN International and the PEN Club de México present “PEN Protesta! In Support of Journalists and Freedom of Expression,” a public demonstration of solidarity and a demand for accountability… More

The Torture Report

Sometimes the truth is buried in front of us. That is the case with more than 140,000 pages of government documents relating to the abuse of prisoners by U.S.… More

Artists Declare State of Emergency in Belarus

An appeal to: Baroness Cathy Ashton, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, Polish President Bronisław Komorowski, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, U.S. President Barack Obama, Spanish… More