President’s Objectionable Remarks Part of Broader Reprehensible Effort to Stoke Anti-Immigrant Sentiment
"Suggestions that President Trump was referring only to gang members when he said “These aren’t people. These are animals," do not change the underlying context in which these remarks must… More
Acclaimed Writers and Artists Call on China to Free Poet and Artist Liu Xia
Suzanne Nossel, PEN America Chief Executive Officer: “As efforts to allow Liu Xia to travel abroad for medical treatment stall, literary and human rights communities renew and amplify their… More
Attack on Olivera Lakić Sign Investigative Journalists are Unsafe in Montenegro
A brutal attack on Olivera Lakić is yet another sign that investigative journalists are not safe in Montenegro and that the government must take immediate action to ensure their… More
Trump’s Suggestion to Revoke Credentials of “Corrupt” Media Outlets Part of Effort to Diminish Role of the Press
“The President’s explicit conflation of ‘negative’ news with ‘fake’ news further illustrates his expectation that the press should act like a public relations agency for the Presidency, not as… More
Denver Post Owner’s Censoring of Negative Coverage Troubling
"If Digital First Media is essentially censoring negative coverage by the papers it owns, it is exercising a style of ownership that is all too familiar to countries like… More
Conviction of Palestinian Poet Dareen Tatour Is An Unacceptable Attack on Freedom of Expression in Israel
“Dareen Tatour’s conviction reflects an insistence on misinterpreting her words, which suggests it is not about Dareen’s work at all, but rather about setting an example that certain opinions… More
Cartoonist and Government Critic Blocked from Leaving Equatorial Guinea, Faces Unreasonable Delay in Renewing Passport
Ramón Esono Ebalé, an internationally acclaimed cartoonist acquitted on trumped-up charges and released from prison on March 7, 2018, cannot leave Equatorial Guinea because authorities have stalled on renewing his… More
PEN America Calls Attention to Alarming Rollbacks in Press Freedom Around the World and Invites Supporters to Share Their Stories
“Journalists worldwide are under siege from governments and other actors who fear the press’s role as a force for transparency and accountability. Violence, intimidation, imprisonment, and online harassment all… More
Recent Audio Recordings of Liu Xia Indicate the Urgent Need for her Freedom
“Every day that she is kept under house arrest is a new offense. The audio recording of Liu Xia not only makes it clear that she is in deep… More
Restrictive Policy in Various Federal Prisons Represents a Misguided and Destructive Disregard for the Right to Read
“Forcing incarcerated people to pay potentially exorbitant prices for books they could receive for free from friends, family, or charities, the policy makes it effectively impossible for many… More