LA City Council Must Support Literary Organizations and Writers Amid Pandemic
"Supporting arts and the creative community means supporting literary organizations and writers." More
PEN America Raises Concerns Over U.S. Government Media Nominee
"There is a real prospect that Pack would turn the important broadcasting outlets into propaganda outlets." More
ADVISORY: Detroit Poets Come Together to Celebrate Nandi Comer’s Book Release
PEN America will host a virtual reading and conversation to celebrate the release of Nandi Comer’s new book Tapping Out. More
Russian Historian and Writer Must Be Released Amid Pandemic
"The refusal to release Dmitriev at this moment is an act of cruelty and yet another absurdity in his case." More
Turkish Musician Who Ended Hunger Strike Dies
"We vehemently condemn the Turkish government for its continuous attempts to silence Grup Yorum." More
“Found” Bangladeshi Photojournalist Must Be Released
“For 53 days, Shafiqul Islam Kajol’s family waited for news of his whereabouts–not knowing if he was dead or alive." More
Turkish Musician Suspends Hunger Strike After Nearly A Year
"He and other Grup Yorum members should not have to resort to a hunger strike in the first place to be able to share their music." More
PEN America Launches All-Digital PEN World Voices Festival 2020
“We’ve reimagined the entire idea of what a Festival can be amid such a difficult moment in world history." More
Egyptian Filmmaker and Photographer Jailed for a Music Video Dies in Prison
"Artists take risks, but they should not have to pay with their lives." More
Community Rallies After Alaska School Board Bans Books
"Banning books from schools based on ‘controversial’ content rather misses the point of both education and literature." More
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The scenes of police violence on peaceful demonstrators in video after video tonight are reminiscent of historic footage of foreign, hostile military powers invading cities and subduing civilians. Yet, somehow, it is us. https://twitter.com/peterdaou/status/1268575677286154246
Advocacy for #freespeech & civil liberties is now more important than ever. Join our experts from 7/20-31 to learn what free expression looks like at home & abroad with PEN America's Free Speech Institute for high school & college students: https://bit.ly/3gKMoFA.
Unrest continues across Papua and West Papua. An Indonesian court ruled on Wednesday that the government's decision to rein in internet speeds in a bid to contain civil unrest in the country's easternmost region of Papua last year was unlawful. More on https://nyti.ms/3gWoWoH