Hong Kong: Latest Lawsuit an Attempt to Silence Legislators’ Voices
The push by Hong Kong's government to unseat additional legislators from its legislative council amounts to an egregious politically motivated attempt to silence democratically-elected politicians for their political opinions… More
Detention of Canadian Journalist Raises Questions of Agency Infringement on Press Freedoms
NEW YORK - PEN America expressed grave concern over the recent detention and denial of entry to the United States of Canadian photojournalist Edward Ou. His subjection to multiple… More
Decision to Place Rutgers Professor on Administrative Leave a Worrying Curb on Campus Speech
NEW YORK-Rutgers University’s decision to refer adjunct lecturer Kevin Allred to temporary police custody for a mandatory psychiatric evaluation, and their subsequent suspension of Allred from his teaching duties… More
PEN America Calls on UNCW to Address Hate Speech Incidents
PEN America today called on the administration of the University of North Carolina Wilmington to condemn unequivocally expressions of religious harassment directed toward a student and other anti-gay and… More
Trump Rhetoric on Flag Burning a Threat to Free Speech
President-elect Trump’s proposal to criminalize flag burning, including through stripping Americans of their citizenship, represents an attempt to criminalize free speech, PEN America affirmed today in a statement. More
CHINA’S REJECTION OF ACTIVIST’S APPEAL A DISAPPOINTING SETBACK
NEW YORK—PEN America is dismayed to learn of the summary rejection of imprisoned Chinese activist Zhang Haitao's long-delayed appeal. Today, the High People's Court of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region… More
New List a Threat to Campus Free Speech, Says PEN America
NEW YORK—The launch of a new website meant to name and accuse college professors of advancing left-wing agenda and discriminating against conservative students is a worrying threat to academic… More
Senate Must Take Hard View at Sessions Appointment, Effect on Free Speech
On the occasion of the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General, PEN America urged the Senate to ask probing questions on Senator Sessions’s view towards free speech,… More
Trump’s Latest Denial of Press Access ‘A Warning Sign,’ says PEN America
NEW YORK—United States President-elect Donald Trump's refusal of a longstanding protocol to allow journalists to travel with him for meetings with President Obama today is a warning sign for… More
One Year On, Hong Kong Publishing Industry in Jeopardy After Bookseller Abduction
HONG KONG—The abduction of five Hong Kong booksellers by Chinese authorities in late 2015 has sounded alarm bells within Hong Kong's nearly $2 billion publishing industry and spurred fear… More