United States Government Must Explain Decision to Deny Entry to Activist and Author Omar Barghouti
“Preventing Mr. Barghouti from traveling denies Americans the opportunity to hear, engage with, and challenge his views as they see fit. Denying him entry based on his political views… More
Department of Justice Seeks Dismissal of PEN America v. Trump
"We look forward to filing our response to the government’s motion and continuing to defend the free expression rights of our Members." More
PEN America Announces the Full Lineup for PEN World Voices Festival 2019
PEN America today announces the full lineup of events for the 2019 PEN World Voices Festival: Open Secrets (May 6-12), focusing on the dissolving boundary between the public and… More
Save the Internet Act, Passed in U.S. House of Representatives, Critical to Defending Net Neutrality
After the FCC's 2017 repeal of net neutrality regulation, guarantees of equal online access are no longer to be taken for granted; these freedoms must be fought for and… More
DARE: Lawmakers Held a Hearing on White Nationalism. On YouTube, It Was Immediately Attacked with Hate Speech.
Commenting on livestream of House lawmakers’ hearing on Facebook, Google, hate speech, and the rise of white nationalism suspended by YouTube as vitriol surges. New study shows significantly reduced… More
Free Expression Groups Urge the House of Representatives to Reinstate Net Neutrality Protections
"Without these protections, free expression online is vulnerable to slowdown and suppression, which adversely affects freelance content creators such as artists, writers, and film-makers, and many others. Our coalition… More
DARE: Facebook and Google to Be Quizzed on White Nationalism and Political Bias as Congress Pushes Dueling Reasons for Regulation
Lawmakers to question representatives from Facebook and Google, focusing in particular on white nationalist and hateful content and prospects for regulation. Rep. David Nunes (R-Calif.) sues the McClatchy newspaper… More
DARE: Google AI Ethics Council Is Falling Apart after a Week
Google's external ethics board on artificial intelligence suffers early setback as a privacy expert member withdraws and another member is subject to public petition for removal. Nation's largest TV… More
Detention of Writers and Bloggers in Saudi Arabia Latest Development in Crackdown on Dissent
"The ray of hope following the temporary release of three women’s rights activists on March 28, including 2019 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award honoree Eman al-Nafjan, has been quickly… More
DARE: Homeland Security Officials Reportedly Warned in Internal Memo Not to Leak Information to Public
Department of Homeland Security warns federal employees against leaking 'nonpublic information' to the media, addressing whistleblower protocol following agency leaks. (See more from PEN America on the recent leak… More