PEN America Welcomes PEN Belarus Report Detailing Persecution of Cultural Workers
PEN Belarus’s report documents the persecution of writers, artists, poets, and other cultural figures between January and September 2021. More
Writer and Translator Arash Ganji Summoned to Serve Prison Sentence in Latest Assault on Free Expression in Iran
The summoning of Iranian writer and translator Arash Ganji to serve his prison sentence is the latest in the ongoing assault of free expression and human rights in Iran. More
PEN America Decries Arrests of Chinese Social Media Users Who Critiqued Film
PEN America today denounced the recent arrests of two Chinese social media users who made critical comments about The Battle of Changjin Lake, a state-sponsored blockbuster film set during… More
New Round of Additions to Russia’s List of ‘Foreign Agents’ Is Direct Threat to Press Freedom
PEN America today condemned Russia’s government for adding yet more journalists and media outlets to its “foreign agents” list. More
PEN America Launches the Online Abuse Defense Manual in French
The literary and free expression group PEN America, in partnership with Code for Africa (CfA) and PesaCheck, today launched the Manuel de défense contre le cyberharcèlement, a French-language Manual… More
Suspending Student Group Over Anti-Chinese Government Stickers “Grave Misstep”
According to reports, Emerson College this month launched an investigation of their campus chapter of the conservative student group, Turning Point USA, after the group created and distributed stickers with… More
PEN America Decries Shutdown of Tunisian TV Station Over Critical Poem
Tunisian government officials this week shut down a television station after a host read aloud a poem critical of dictatorship. More
PEN America Overjoyed to See Two Defenders of the Freedom to Write Receive Nobel Peace Prize
The free expression and writers' organization PEN America today welcomed the news that journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov will receive the Nobel Peace Prize. More
PEN America Issues Urgent Call to Release Hunger Striking Cuban Artist
PEN America and PEN International today issued their pressing concern over the health of imprisoned Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara. More
PEN America Literary Gala Makes Energizing In-Person Return, Celebrating Bold Voices in Literature, Journalism, and Free Expression
Literary New York stood resurrected last night after an 18-month pause at PEN America’s 2021 Literary Gala, an evening celebrating luminaries who lend their voices to clarion calls for… More
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"Online is real life. For me, social media is an extension of my workplace. And it can be unsafe." @carlyfindlay shares her experiences of online abuse & highlights the lack of protection on social media platforms for disabled users facing online abuse. https://r29.co/2ZcrElS
On the latest edition of @progressntwrk's podcast What Could Go Right?, PEN America CEO @SuzanneNossel speaks about navigating and defending free speech and free expression while also cultivating a more inclusive public culture. LISTEN 🎧 : https://bit.ly/3E4iAP3.
