International PEN Writers in Prison Committee meets in Istanbul
Over 50 writers, editors, and publishers from 23 countries gathered in Istanbul this week for the 6th Writers in Prison Committee conference of International PEN, the worldwide association of… More
PEN Protests Action Against Russian PEN Center
PEN American Center expressed alarm today that a Russian court has frozen all assets of the Russian PEN Center under allegations that the organization failed to pay land tax.… More
PEN Goes to Court to Challenge Patriot Act Exclusions of Foreign Scholars
PEN American Center has joined two national academic associations and the ACLU in filing a lawsuit challenging a Patriot Act provision that the government has used to bar prominent… More
Campaign for Reader Privacy Sends Open Letter to Congress
PEN joined organizations representing booksellers, librarians, publishers, and writers today in delivering a letter to members of the House and Senate urging them not to re-authorize the sections of… More
PEN, Rushdie: Extend Pamuk Victory to Other Turkish Writers
PEN, the international association of writers, welcomed the news today that Turkish prosecutors will not proceed with a court case against novelist Orhan Pamuk, but cautioned that more than… More
Patriot Act reauthorization blocked
Writers, booksellers, librarians, and other defenders of reader privacy last night won the biggest battle yet in their four-year fight to restore the protections for the privacy of bookstore… More
PEN denounces postponement in Orhan Pamuk trial
PEN, the world association of writers, decried the suspension of trial proceedings against Turkish author Orhan Pamuk, insisting the charges against him should have been dismissed outright and calling… More
Tenth anniversary of the death of Ken Saro-Wiwa
Writers around the world in International PEN are commemorating today the life and death of Nigerian writer Ken Saro Wiwa, who was executed ten years ago on November 10,… More
PEN Goes to Court for Documents on Visa Denials
PEN American Center joined the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Association of University Professors today in filing a lawsuit to compel the Departments of State, Justice, and… More
Statement on sentencing of International PEN Vice President Predrag Matvejevic
The Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN condemns the use of criminal defamation laws that led to the conviction of its vice president, Croatian writer Predrag Matvejevic, to… More
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