Incoming Harvard Freshman Denied Visa Based on Friends’ Social Media Posts
“This is a move so perverse, so grotesque as to defy explanation. Preventing a 17-year-old with a scholarship to attend Harvard from entering the U.S. because his friends critiqued the… More
PEN America Files Court Brief Demanding Reinstatement of Press Credentials for White House Reporter
“There President Trump goes again, using the prerogatives of government to silence and punish journalists who irritate the White House with their reporting." More
Attempts by Trump Associates to Smear Journalists Designed to Punish Reporters Into Silence
“These new revelations expose the use of new and more insidious means in pursuit of similar ends: seeking to menace, embarrass, and punish reporters and news outlets into silence." More
PEN America Condemns The Deplorable Attack Against Zimbabwean Comedian Samantha Kureya
Abduction and Beating is a Grave Violation of Artistic Freedom (New York, NY) -- The reported abduction and beating of well-known Zimbabwean comedian and satirist Samantha Kureya, seemingly carried out… More
Twitter and Facebook Suspend Chinese Government-Linked Accounts, Dealing Blow to Disinformation
"China's government has denied its citizens access to global outlets for communication. That they now turn around and stealthily unleash a campaign of disinformation on the very same platforms… More
MEDIA ADVISORY: PEN America to Join Vigil Honoring Slain Journalist Christopher Allen
Allen was covering a rebel offensive in the town of Kaya, located near South Sudan’s border with Uganda, and was embedded with opposition forces for two weeks when fighting… More
PEN America: Israel Barring Entry to Omar and Tlaib is Obvious Retaliation
(New York, NY)—Israel today declared it would deny entry to Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar just hours after President Trump urged the Israeli government to do so. PEN… More
PEN America: Preserving Controversial San Francisco Murals a Better Solution
“Destroying any work of art sets a dangerous precedent. And destroying one that has significant historic and pedagogical value like these would constitute artistic censorship and erasure." More
Saudi Activist Rejects Deal to Recant Torture Allegations
“This attempt at coercion is a pathetic effort by the Saudi state to use propaganda to paper over its dire human rights reputation." More
Ruling Against Azerbaijani Journalist Part of “Relentless Campaign of Harassment”
“This blatantly politicized ruling by the supreme court provides spurious legal justification for the Aliyev government’s relentless campaign of harassment against Khadija Ismayilova.” More