Appeal from the Bahrain Writers Association and Bahrain PEN Center
The following statement was distributed by the Bahrain Writers Association and Bahrain PEN on March 16, 2011. PEN International also recently released a statement on the developments in the… More
China’s Domestic and International Free Expression Obligations
In the past month, as the world’s attention has been riveted by events in North Africa and the Middle East, the government of China has moved aggressively to restrict… More
PEN International Condemns Detention of Independent Chinese PEN Center Webmaster
PEN International protests in the strongest possible terms the detention on criminal charges of Wu Wei (pen name Ye Du), who is the webmaster and Network Coordinator of the… More
Chinese Writers React to Crackdown
The Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC) today released a statement reacting to a wave of arrests of its members in China, including renowned lawyer Teng Biao and Ran Yunfei,… More
Announcing the 2011 PEN World Voices Festival
More than 100 writers from 40 countries will convene for the seventh annual PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature, celebrating the transformative power of the writer’s voice—both on… More
PEN Sounds Alarm Over Treatment of Jailed Nobel Laureate’s Wife in China
PEN American Center expressed extreme concern today for the well-being of Liu Xia, wife of 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, who has been completely isolated since October… More
PEN American Center Decries “Thuggery” in Attacks on Foreign Press in China
PEN American Center today denounced a series of brazen attacks on foreign journalists seeking to visit a dissident living under house arrest, calling the attacks “thuggery” and a blatant… More
House to Vote on Reader Privacy Amendment
Just a day after the House of Representatives approved a 10-month extension of the Patriot Act, House members from both parties announced today that they will try to add… More
House Votes This Week on Patriot Act Extension
The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on a bill that will extend the Patriot Act through December 8 without providing additional protections for the privacy… More
Reader Privacy Advocates Urge Calls to Congress
As debate begins in Washington again over the reauthorization of sections of the USA Patriot Act that expire on February 28, the Campaign for Reader Privacy, representing librarians, booksellers,… More
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