PEN America Speaks: How We Defended and Celebrated Free Expression The Week of September 11
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
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
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
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
We write to seek your administration’s urgent intervention to immediately end the harassment and intimidation of journalist Adhora Yeasmean. More
In Solidarity with Egyptian Fact-Checking and Independent Media Platform Matsadaash
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
Turkey: International groups condemn fifth imprisonment order against journalist Barış Pehlivan
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
China: Release human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng and end the practice of enforced disappearances
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
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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