Blogger and Activist Liu Yanli Charged with Defamation in China
PEN America is concerned over the detention and sentencing of Chinese blogger, Liu Yanli. More
Turkey: Sweeping Crackdown Further Tightens Free Expression
The shuttering of media outlets and arrests of journalists over the past several days signal a dramatic worsening of the already-restricted environment for free expression, PEN America said today. More
Free Speech Groups, Authors, Journalists Address Student Radio’s Effort to Censor Author
NEW YORK—The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) has responded to a Columbia University independent student-run radio station’s censorship of an invited author because her reading did not match the… More
Harassment of Prominent Azerbaijani Investigative Journalist Khadija Ismayilova Continues
NEW YORK—Prominent Azerbaijani investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova continues to face surveillance, official harassment, and a travel ban as retribution for her reports on government corruption and her advocacy on… More
More than 40,000 Americans Call on Justice Department to Investigate Retaliation Against Those Who Document Alleged Police Misconduct
PEN America, the ACLU, and People Demanding Action Petition Attorney General Lynch for Police Training on First Amendment Protections for Citizen Journalists More
Criminal Charges ‘A Clear Attempt to Intimidate’ Journalists in North Dakota
The misdemeanor charges against journalist Amy Goodman for reporting on protests in North Dakota are a clear attack on freedom of the press, PEN America said in a statement… More
Health of Jailed Iranian Brothers Worsens in the Face of Mistreatment and Abuse
The Rajabian brothers began their hunger strike to protest conditions at Evin prison. More
New PEN America Report Sets Out Principles to Defuse Campus Free Speech Controversies
NEW YORK—Addressing concerns that recent campus controversies may lead a rising generation to grow alienated from core American values of free speech, PEN America today released the “PEN America… More
‘GUANTÁNAMO DIARY’ AUTHOR FINALLY RELEASED
Mohamedou Ould Slahi has been released from Guantánamo Bay and transferred to Mauritania by U.S. authorities, where he is set to be reunited with his family. More
Another Journalist Assault Signals No End to Russian Repression
Journalist Grigory Pasko was accosted by two muscular men in dark glasses. One of the men punched Pasko in the head, knocking him to the ground as the other… More