Open Letter to Ted Cruz: PEN America Chapter Leaders Express Concerns About USAGM CEO
We write to express concern about reports that Michael Pack is blocking the renewal of J-1 visas of foreign journalists employed by public international broadcasters overseen by the USAGM. More
SIGN NOW: Iran Must Release Nasrin Sotoudeh
We write to call for the immediate and unconditional release of writer, human rights lawyer, and activist Nasrin Sotoudeh. More
Joint Statement on Magnitsky Sanctions Against China for Egregious Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang
PEN America urges the U.S., U.K., and Canadian governments to collaborate on targeted sanctions against China for human rights abuses in Xinjiang. More
An Open Letter in Solidarity with the People of Belarus
As writers and artists around the world, we join PEN America in calling on the Belarusian government to stop its violent abuses of peaceful protesters. More
Belarus: PEN Calls for the Immediate Release of Political Prisoners
We are highly concerned about the systematic violations of the right to freedom of expression in the run-up to the presidential elections in Belarus. More
Saudi Arabia: Joint Statement on the Continued Detention of Women Human Rights Defenders
We urge the Department of State to publicly condemn the continued detention of five courageous women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia and call for their immediate release. More
Joint Letter on the 1000th Day in Detention of Osman Kavala
This letter was sent to the U.S. Department of State on July 23, 2020. Dear Assistant Secretary Destro and Acting Assistant Secretary Reeker: As representatives of Amnesty International USA, Freedom House,… More
India: Letter in Support of Imprisoned Writer P. Varavara Rao
PEN America urgres India Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately release imprisoned poet P. Varavara Rao, along with the Elgar Parishad activists. More
Viet Nam, Move Beyond Repression
We strongly urge the Vietnamese authorities to cease their crackdown on independent media and those who express dissent. More
Drop Charges Against Russian Theater Director Kirill Serebrennikov
PEN America’s Artists At Risk Connection, together with a coalition of human rights and film organizations, call for the charges against Kirill Serebrennikov and his codefendants to immediately be… More
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Keep calm and curl up with a good book about #democracy, #disinformation, or #votingrights--it's at least more soothing than Twitter! @PENamerica has some suggestions.
https://pen.org/what-to-expect-when-youre-electing-reading-list/
NEW: Yet another member of @pen_belarus has been detained for speaking out against the Belarusian government. Poet Dmitry Strotsev was sentenced to 13 days in prison after taking part in a peaceful demonstration.
Our statement. https://pen.org/press-release/poet-and-pen-belarus-member-imprisoned-for-demonstrating/
In the leadup to #Election2020 we're turning to the words of writers for their perspectives on how to use their voices for change. Hear from @rokwon for @ellemagazine, on the discipline of hope and the power of collective action https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a34384183/ro-kwon-activism-essay/