PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature Marks Tenth Anniversary, April 28-May 4, 2014
A Weeklong Series of Readings, Debates, Performances, and Workshop Celebrates Writers Who Have Taken Artistic and Political RisksParticipants include Adonis, Boris Akunin, Martin Amis, Lydia Davis, Timothy Garton Ash,… More
Coalition Condemns Appeal Court Decision in Le Quoc Quan Case
HANOI—A coalition of 14 human rights NGOs and networks strongly condemns the decision this week by an appeal court upholding a 30-month prison sentence for Vietnamese human rights lawyer… More
David Miranda Denied Judicial Review
In light of today's denial of a judicial review application for David Miranda, partner of journalist Glenn Greenwald who published documents leaked by Edward Snowden, PEN American Center echoes… More
Turkish Parliament Must Reject Restrictive Internet Bill
PEN American Center urges the Turkish Parliament to reject a draconian Internet bill that would give the national government sweeping new powers to compel Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to… More
Atwood, Rushdie, Soyinka Join PEN to Protest Russia’s Stranglehold on Free Speech
As all eyes turn to Russia for the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games at Sochi tomorrow, more than 200 writers from across the globe have joined PEN in… More
PEN Gathers New York Literati in Brooklyn to Celebrate New Books
Record-breaking Year in Membership for Leading Literary and Human Rights OrganizationNEW YORK—PEN American Center brought together over 300 of New York’s most acclaimed writers, translators, editors, agents, and publishers… More
Edward Snowden: Hero or Criminal?
The New Yorker’s Amy Davidson and the Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart weighed the prospect of clemency for Edward Snowden last night before an audience of writers, journalists, human rights… More
Coetzee, Grunberg, Liao Speak Out Against Surveillance
PEN American Center joins Nobel Laureate J.M. Coetzee, award-winning Dutch novelist Arnon Grunberg, and exiled Chinese writer Liao Yiwu in expressing profound disappointment today at the limited reach of… More
PEN Applauds Google, Microsoft, Yahoo on Global Network Initiative Compliance
Today the Global Network Initiative (GNI), of which PEN American Center is a member, determined that Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo are in compliance with the GNI Principles on Freedom… More
PEN Award Winner Ayşe Berktay Released from Prison in Turkey
PEN American Center is thrilled by the news that Turkish translator, writer, and peaceful activist Ayşe Berktay has been released from prison pending trial today, but remains deeply troubled… More
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