Noticias duras: El periodismo y la amenaza de la desinformación
Los periodistas nunca antes han tenido que enfrentar una oleada tan extrema de falsedades y manipulaciones potenciadas por algoritmos y actores nefastos, y además en un momento en que… More
Hard News: Journalists and the Threat of Disinformation
Never before have journalists had to work in the face of such an extreme surge of falsehoods and manipulations supercharged by algorithms and nefarious actors, and at a time… More
Freedom to Write Index 2021
During 2021, at least 277 writers and public intellectuals in 36 countries were unjustly imprisoned or detained in connection with their writing, their work, or related activism. More
Banned in the USA: Rising School Book Bans Threaten Free Expression and Students’ First Amendment Rights (April 2022)
PEN America has collated an Index of School Book Bans, offering a snapshot of the trend of decisions to ban books in school libraries and classrooms in the United… More
Stolen Freedoms: Creative Expression, Historic Resistance, and the Myanmar Coup
This report explores the creative response to the February 1, 2021 coup and the military’s retaliatory crackdown, framing it within Myanmar’s long history of creative expression and protest. More
Community Disinformation Action Hub
The Community Disinformation Action Hub is for community leaders and anyone who wants to learn what disinformation is and take action in their community to stop it. More
Educational Gag Orders: Legislative Restrictions on the Freedom to Read, Learn, and Teach
This report chronicles the alarming spread of legislative efforts in 2021 to constrict education on topics related to race, gender, and American history. More
Cracking Down on Creative Voices: Turkey’s Silencing of Writers, Intellectuals, and Artists Five Years After the Failed Coup
PEN America outlines the legal mechanisms that the Turkish government has used to silence writers, activists, artists, academics, and creative professionals. More
Splintered Speech: Digital Sovereignty and the Future of the Internet
As authoritarians seize new powers over the internet, this report warns that the global internet is under threat, with serious risks to free speech and freedom of expression online. More
Arresting Art: Repression, Censorship, and Artistic Freedom in Asia
‘Arresting Art: Repression, Censorship, and Artistic Freedom in Asia’ shares insights on the current state of artistic freedom in South, Southeast, and East Asia. More
Support for the freedom to read with exclusive designs by Todd Parr, Mike Curato, Art Spiegelman, and more!
