Hungary: Largest opposition daily shut down indefinitely
The indefinite closure of Hungary’s largest left-wing political newspaper is a disturbing development for the state of press freedom in the country, PEN International said today. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Friday, September 23
Turkey journalist arrested hours after release, and more. More
Women in Translation Month: Women Translators Who Have Won the PEN Award for Poetry in Translation
In the final two posts of the series, we have expanded the concept to feature the books translated by women that have won the PEN Translation Prize and (in… More
Women in Translation Month: Books Translated by Women That Have Won the PEN Translation Prize
In the final two posts of the series, we expand the concept to feature the books translated by women that have won the PEN Translation Prize and the PEN… More
Turkey: New wave of arrests against journalists leave renowned author Asli Erdoğan in prison
PEN is very concerned about the detention of Aslı Erdoğan, a renowned novelist, columnist, and human rights activist, in Turkey following a police raid into her apartment. More
Journalists in Botswana working in ‘persistent climate of fear’
Bill Snaddon interviews Joel Konopo, former Botswana Guardian editor and co-founder of online news site INK, on press freedom in Botswana. More
Venezuela Crisis: UN and Inter-American experts raise alarm at deterioration of media freedom
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, and the Inter- American Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, Edison Lanza, raised… More
Brazil: authorities must investigate killing of second online political journalist
As international media attention intensifies on Brazil and its preparations to host the Olympic games from next week, the fatal shooting of political journalist João Miranda do Carmo highlights… More
Joint Letter: Obama and Trudeau Must Call for Charges Against Turkish Journalists to be Dropped
PEN America has joined several media and human rights organizations in letters to United States President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of the NATO summit… More
PEN Protests the Suspension of Three SABC Senior Journalists
PEN strongly objects the suspension of three senior South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) journalists for covering a Right2Know protest, against the orders of the public broadcaster, outside the SABC… More