Advancement of Ohio Bill Ominous Sign for Protest Rights
(New York, NY) — A proposed state law in Ohio threatens to unduly restrict protest rights and undermine First Amendment freedoms, PEN America warned today. The legislation—HB 109—was voted… More
Texas Governor Invokes ‘Pornography’ to Ban Books, Threaten Criminal Action Against Librarians and Teachers
PEN America condemns the governor’s actions as a politically-motivated exercise in censorship and intimidation that threatens to ban books and criminalize teachers and librarians doing their job. More
PEN America Announces 60 Judges for 2022 Literary Awards
PEN America today announced the 60 judges for its 2022 PEN America Literary Awards. More
Four Reasons Why Educational Gag Orders Are Dangerous
As PEN America outlined in its new report, state legislators introduced 54 educational gag orders in the first nine months of 2021; 11 of them have become law. More
New PEN America Report Warns About Dangers of Educational Gag Orders
A wave of alarming legislative efforts to limit teaching and learning on topics including racism, sexism, and American history represent a censorious drive to impose viewpoint and content-based restrictions… More
PEN America Welcomes Move by US Government to Hold NSO Group Accountable
PEN America commended the decision of the department as a positive first step to combat the dangers of spyware technology. More
PEN America Denounces Texas House Committee’s Investigation into School Districts’ Books on Race, Sexuality, and Gender
The investigation comes at a time when books addressing these issues are being challenged in schools across Texas. More
PEN America Statement on Sally Rooney Turning Down Hebrew Translation of Her Novel
PEN America reacts to news that Sally Rooney will hold off on the Hebrew translation of her new novel. More
PEN America Launches the Online Abuse Defense Manual in French
The literary and free expression group PEN America, in partnership with Code for Africa (CfA) and PesaCheck, today launched the Manuel de défense contre le cyberharcèlement, a French-language Manual… More
Suspending Student Group Over Anti-Chinese Government Stickers “Grave Misstep”
According to reports, Emerson College this month launched an investigation of their campus chapter of the conservative student group, Turning Point USA, after the group created and distributed stickers with… More