PEN Welcomes Leahy Statement on Press Freedom Violations in Ethiopia
Senator Patrick Leahy yesterday made a strong statement in favor of press freedom in Ethiopia, where the 2012 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award winner, Eskinder Nega, is on… More
“The Silent Strength of Liu Xia” Makes Its Premier on Chinese Soil
"The Silent Strength of Liu Xia," curated by Guy Sorman and A. D. Coleman, comprises 26 photographs created by the Beijing photographer and poet, and wife of the imprisoned… More
Executive Director Steven L. Isenberg to Leave PEN
New York City, May 30, 2012—Steven L. Isenberg, who has served as Executive Director of PEN American Center since 2009, announced today in a letter to PEN’s President and… More
PEN Heading to Supreme Court in Warrantless Surveillance Case
The U.S. Supreme Court today announced that it will consider whether a case brought by PEN and a number of other human rights, labor, and media organizations challenging the… More
PEN to President Obama: Stand for Press Freedom in Ethiopia During G-8 Summit
PEN American Center has sent a letter to President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urging the administration to challenge Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on his… More
Eskinder Nega’s Verdict Postponed
PEN American Center President Peter Godwin issued the following statement in response to the announcement by the Federal High Court in Addis Ababa that it was postponing issuing a… More
Heroic Ethiopian Journalist Eskinder Nega, Turkish Publisher Ragip Zarakolu Honored
Edward Albee, Margaret Atwood, E.L Doctorow, Zadie Smith, and Kwame Anthony Appiah were among the more than 500 PEN luminaries and supporters who joined last night in honoring Eskinder… More
PEN Haiti to Host Its First International Free the Word! Festival
PEN Haiti is hosting its first international Free the Word! festival from April 20 to 22, with a special series of events taking place in Port-au-Prince and Gonaïves. Free… More
Top PEN Prize to Honor Eskinder Nega, Jailed Ethiopian Journalist and Blogger
PEN American Center today named Eskinder Nega, a journalist and dissident blogger in Ethiopia, as the recipient of its 2012 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award. Nega, a leading… More
Publisher and PEN Member Ragip Zarakolu Released in Turkey Pending Trial
PEN American Center today welcomed the news that Ragip Zarakolu, one of Turkey’s preeminent free expression champions, was among 15 freed from prison in Turkey pending trial, calling his… More
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