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If Books Are Banned: Reading Between the Lines

Thursday, September 28, 2023 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm ET
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Zadie Smith

PEN America Speaks: How We Defended and Celebrated Free Expression The Week of September 11

Advocacy
By: Manal Khan | September 15, 2023

PEN America works tirelessly to defend free expression, support persecuted writers, and promote literary culture. Here are some of the latest ways PEN America is speaking out. More

Elon Musk’s X must ensure safety of users, as Saudi authorities issue first death sentence solely for social media activity

AdvocacySeptember 15, 2023

We call on X to uphold its human rights responsibilities and ensure the safety of its users against state monitoring and surveillance.  More

PEN America Criticizes U.S. Human Rights Record at the U.N. Human Rights Committee

Advocacy
By: Anh-Thu Vo | September 13, 2023

PEN America submitted a report to the United Nations Committee on Civil and Political Rights, criticizing the human rights record of the United States on free expression, discrimination, and… More

Fight Back Against Book Bans: Tell Florida Schools that “Don’t Say Gay” Doesn’t Apply to School Libraries

Advocacy

Tell the board members of the Pinellas County Schools that diverse stories belong on school shelves. More

CPJ, partners call on Bangladesh to dismiss Digital Security Act cases over freedom of expression

AdvocacyAugust 30, 2023

We write to seek your administration’s urgent intervention to immediately end the harassment and intimidation of journalist Adhora Yeasmean. More

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In Solidarity with Egyptian Fact-Checking and Independent Media Platform Matsadaash

AdvocacyAugust 25, 2023

We join together to stand in solidarity with Egyptian fact-checking and independent media platform Matsadaash, following its recent targeting by Egyptian security services. More

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Turkey: International groups condemn fifth imprisonment order against journalist Barış Pehlivan 

AdvocacyAugust 21, 2023

The undersigned media freedom, freedom of expression, human rights, and journalists’ organisations strongly condemn the latest incident of judicial harassment against journalist Barış Pehlivan and reiterate calls to the… More

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China: Release human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng and end the practice of enforced disappearances

AdvocacyAugust 14, 2023

We call on the Chinese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release prominent human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng (高智晟) on the sixth anniversary of his disappearance. More

PEN America: ‘Distressing’ That Indiana Library Is Moving Teen Books to the Adult Section

AdvocacyAugust 10, 2023

PEN America expressed distress over the decision by Indiana’s Hamilton East Public Library to move more than 1,300 Young Adult books to its adult section under a new policy… More

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