Longlists Announced for the 2014 PEN Literary Awards
Last night, PEN American Center announced the longlists and judges for the 2014 PEN Literary Awards in the company of friends and supporters at the annual PEN Literary Gala. More
PEN American Center Engages Twitter In Support of Ilham Tohti
As World Press Freedom Day approaches, PEN American Center has launched a Twitter campaign for Uyghur writer Ilham Tohti, founder of the Uyghur Online news website detained in China.… More
PEN Concerned by Disappearance of Chinese Journalist Gao Yu
PEN is extremely troubled by the disappearance of veteran journalist Gao Yu, 70, who has not been heard from since last Thursday and whose current whereabouts are unknown. More
PEN American Center Defies Chinese Government, Brings Ai Weiwei to New York
Nearly 200 writers, artists, and activists joined PEN American Center at Brooklyn Public Library last night to protest the Chinese government’s relentless efforts to undermine free expression. More
PEN and Center for Democracy & Technology Intervene in European Court of Human Rights on Surveillance
The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), with PEN American Center (PEN), today signaled their intention to intervene in a case before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)… More
PEN American Center to Premiere Never-Before-Seen Video Message from Artist Ai Weiwei in Brooklyn
Acclaimed writers Sergio De La Pava, Jennifer Egan, Chang-Rae Lee, and Victoria Redel will join PEN American Center on the plaza of Brooklyn Public Library on April 10 to… More
PEN Honors Ilham Tohti with PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award
PEN American Center announced today that it will confer the 2014 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award upon imprisoned Uyghur economist and writer Ilham Tohti. PEN hopes that… More
May 5th PEN Literary Gala Honors Salman Rushdie with PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo to Receive Inaugural PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Digital Freedom Award More
Turkey: End Human Rights Violations Against Writers and Journalists
A new PEN report documents numerous examples of intimidation, judicial harassment, and violence against writers, as well as a troubling trend toward self-censorship, during and after the Gezi Park… More
PEN Urges Venezuelan Government to End Violence Against Journalists
Venezuelan media outlets have been reluctant to cover the protests and resulting abuses, including excessive use of force, arbitrary detentions, and at least 13 deaths since February 12, due… More