Tell the White House What You Think About Big Data
Calling all PEN members and supporters! The White House is currently conducting a review of "Big Data and the Future of Privacy." As part of the review, they are… More
#WithFlowers: Free Expression for China
Despite promises to improve its human rights record, the climate for freedom of expression in China has steadily declined. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former Independent Chinese PEN Center President… More
A Freedom to Write Retrospective: Nay Phone Latt
Each week leading up to the PEN Literary Gala and the conferrence of the 2014 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award on May 5, PEN will feature the story… More
In Nigeria, the War on Books is Being Fought on Two Fronts
PEN Nigeria warns the UN about encroachments on free expression and digital freedom, as the militant Islam group Boko Haram continued its war against books and the federal finance… More
Two New NSA Reform Proposals Announced
After a long quiet period on Capitol Hill, two new NSA reform proposals are being introduced this week. More
Why Writers Should Fight For Net Neutrality
Net neutrality may be a bland term, but it's still worth fighting for if you're a writer. Why PEN has joined the struggle. More
PEN American Center Files Amicus Brief in Appeal of ACLU v. Clapper
PEN American Center filed another amicus curiae brief in ACLU v. Clapper as it reaches the Second Circuit on appeal, challenging the constitutionality of the NSA’s mass collection of… More
PEN Highlights U.S. Government Surveillance at the UN
PEN submitted a list of pressing concerns about privacy and surveillance to the UN Human Rights Committee in its review of the United States. More
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