Third Professor at Texas Community College Effectively Fired After Criticizing School’s Leadership
PEN America today objected to the effective firing of historian Lora Burnett from a Texas community college. More
PEN America Calls for the Imminent Release of Tortured Bangladeshi Cartoonist
“In what must be treated as a situation of utmost concern and urgency, PEN America calls for [Ahmed Kabir] Kishore’s immediate release.” More
PEN America Welcomes Resolution Authorizing Senate Human Rights Commission
This week Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced a resolution calling for the establishment of a Senate commission on human… More
PEN America Announces Emerging Writers’ Literary Prizes
Today PEN America announced the winners of its emerging writers’ prizes, the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers and the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. More
PEN America Deeply Concerned By Last-Minute Cancelation of Hong Kong Photo Exhibition
PEN America is concerned by the last-minute cancelation of a Hong Kong photo exhibit featuring images of the Hong Kong protests. More
PEN America, POMED, Human Rights First, and the Committee to Protect Journalists Respond to Release of ODNI Report on the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
PEN America joined POMED, Human Rights First, and CPJ in calling the U.S. government release of a report on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi “an essential starting point.” More
PEN America Calls for Investigation into Death in Custody of Bangladeshi Writer
Bangladeshi writer and journalist Mushtaq Ahmed died in custody at Kashimpur High Security Prison on Thursday after nearly ten months in pre-trial detention. More
Jailing of Spanish Rapper Demonstrates Need for Reform of Country’s Gag Law
PEN America today condemned the arrest of Spanish rapper Pablo Hasél, detained under a draconian gag law for his lyrics and social media posts. More
Facebook’s Drastic Step to Disallow News Posts in Australia “Alarming”
Facebook's move to block the posting and sharing of news stories is an affront to free expression and a worrying response to flawed legislation being proposed in Australia. More
PEN America Decries Two-Year Sentence for Belarusian Journalists
Two Belarusian journalists have been sentenced to two years in prison, part of the Belarus government's continued crackdown on the free press. More