NEW PEN America Report: Digital Censorship and Threats to Creative Expression Rise Against Artists in Asia
“In the last two years, we have witnessed a steady rise in threats and persecution of artists across Asia, a trend where governments are deliberately targeting and silencing cultural… More
Release of Singapore Teenager Long Overdue, says PEN
The release this week of 16-year-old blogger Amos Yee is long overdue in Singapore, a country where such blatant free expression violations have had damaging consequences for the health… More
British Author Alan Shadrake Loses Appeal
PEN International renews its call for the charges against British author Alan Shadrake to be dropped after his six-week prison sentence for contempt was upheld by the Court of… More
British Author Alan Shadrake Imprisoned
British author Alan Shadrake was handed down a six-week prison sentence by the high court in Singapore today for allegedly “scandalizing the judiciary” in his book, Once a Jolly… More