The Intersection: Let Us Now Parse Famous Men
We must still confront the broader crisis of language—of what to do with a president who defines truth on his own terms…What can writers do in this moment? More
Raid Targeting TV Station a Transparent Attempt to Silence Critics of Indian Government
The June 5 government raid of properties owned by New Delhi Television (NDTV) network founders Prannoy and Radhika Roy is a transparent ploy to harass independent voices in India. More
AZERBAIJAN: Kidnapped journalist must be released immediately
PEN condemns the cross-border abduction and detention of Azeri investigative journalist Afgan Mukhtarli, who vanished from Georgia’s capital Tbilisi on May 29, 2017, and reappeared the following day in… More
AZERBAIJAN: Time for Justice for Ilgar Mammadov
Joint Statement The Council of Europe’s Legitimacy at Stake over Azerbaijan’s Persistent Non-compliance with European Court Judgment Today three years have passed since the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered… More
UGANDA: Drop charges against academic
PEN welcomes the news that prominent feminist academic and activist Dr. Stella Nyanzi was released on bail on May 10, but continues to call for the charges against her… More
June Featured Case: Mehdi and Hossein Rajabian
Iranian filmmakers Mehdi and Hossein Rajabian were arrested in October 2013 in connection with an underground music-sharing site they cofounded. During a three-minute trial, they were fined $6000 and… More
Raid on Theater Director Kirill Serebrennikov Amplifies Russian Campaign To Control Artistic Expression
Russian authorities’ raid on renowned theater and film director Kirill Serebrennikov is demonstrative of an intensifying trend of persecutions of artistic figures the government cannot control. More
Court Orders Retrial for Ahmed Naji
The court's decision to order a retrial for the novelist prolongs a legal battle over free expression in Egypt that has already gone on far too long. More
IRAN: Writer and journalist released after almost 10 years in prison
PEN welcomes news of the release of prominent Iranian journalist and writer Mohammad Sadiq Kabudvand, who was released on May 12, 2017. Kabudvand was serving a 10-year prison sentence on… More
BANGLADESH: Government directive for officials to monitor journalists abroad restricts free expression
NEW YORK—The government of Bangladesh’s May 17 directive for its international diplomatic missions to monitor the activities of Bangladeshi journalists traveling abroad encourages self-censorship and is an underhanded maneuver… More
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