Two Views on How Surveillance Harms Writers
Philosopher and former PEN American Center president Kwame Anthony Appiah and Screenwriter Walter Bernstein reflect on what electronic spying means for intellectual and creative freedom More
PEN Urges Obama to Press Russia on Expression; Russian Writers Speak Out
New laws in Russia barring religious offense and 'homosexual propaganda' are troubling signs of an increasingly restrictive environment for freedom of expression. More
All Eyes On Mexico’s Newly-Empowered Special Prosecutor
Will the federal government's new power to prosecute crimes against journalists finally end the impunity? More
PEN Criticizes Turkey’s Ergenekon Convictions
On Monday, August 5, 2013, the Istanbul Heavy Penal Court No. 13 decided the fates of 275 individuals who were accused of being part of a coup plot against… More
Strengthening Ties with PEN Haiti
A PEN Member's visit to PEN Haiti is one of many new exciting collaborations to come with the burgeoning center. More
President Obama: Discuss Human Rights in Vietnam
PEN urges President Obama to use his meeting with Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang to press for the release of dozens of writers who have been detained for their… More
Urgent Call for Content for PEN Amicus Curiae Brief on the Dangers of Surveillance
A Call to PEN members and supporters to submit literary quotes and passages reflecting on surveillance, free expression, and creative freedom More
Journalist Killed in Russia
The violence continues in Russia as a journalist in Dagestan is murdered and the cases of many others remain unsolved. More
This Fourth of July, Sign the Petition
Independence Day is always a time to reflect on our personal freedoms, and what it took for us to get them. This year, it’s time for us to ask… More
New Media, Old Threats
With the tools to broadcast opinions and ideas now in the hands not just of writers and journalists but millions of Turkish citizens, the question is not whether social… More
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